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>...same as having linux on the desktop everywhere. It so far hasn't happened and... It kind of has, though Linux contributed kernel, not UI. And "desktop" is
by Drdrdrq 10y ago
>...same as having linux on the desktop everywhere. It so far hasn't happened and...
It kind of has, though Linux contributed kernel, not UI. And "desktop" is mobile phone. It's not what everyone had in mind when we talked about Linux on desktop though.
But to answer your point about Rust, the reason there is no such OS is that security in itself is not a prevailing factor when people choose OS. Which doesn't make gp's argument false, it just shows why his wishes about Rust in critical software will probably never be granted.
- jacquesm 10y agoThe linux on the desktop statements were aimed at displacing windows on the desktop in its traditional role in businesses and homes, something that hasn't really happened. What has happened is that a new class of devices was created that uses linux at the core, but that's not the desktop. (Happy 'linux on the desktop' user here since a very long time, roughly since it supported 'X' and my trusty SGI Indy got too slow to stay with the times). Anybody that wants rust to replace C (or any other language) would be better of coding than complaining.
- Drdrdrq 10y agoI agree, I only wanted to point out the irony of "linux on desktop". It actually happened* (MS failed big time), but not the way it was meant. You had your own SGI Indy? I only had temporary access to one, but loved it at the time... EDIT: it happened at home (mobile), not so much in business.
- jacquesm 10y ago> You had your own SGI Indy? A whole bunch of them in fact. The only thing surviving from those days are the keyboards. Indestructible.