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Re: Rust in the kernel is no longer experimental

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>I think the main issue is that it never was about how rust programmers should write more rust. Just like a religion it is about what other people should do. >Rust should have done exactly one thing and do that as good as possible: be a C replacement and do that while sticking as close as possible to the C syntax. Irony.

No, just Rust's original stated goal.

Uhh, no. Rust started its life as a language with a garbage collector. It turned out to be a great C replacement, but that was never its original goal.

Re: Rust in the kernel is no longer experimental

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Even better, be like the Amish, and build your own as much as you can.

Not sure I get the joke. MINIX is not building from scratch. It's a serious choice if one needs a microkernel. Hurd is more experimental but still not Amish.

Sorry I only saw your reply now. It was not meant as a joke. The point was more about being self-reliant. But it was a light-gearted comment.
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