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> You don't have to port everything to gain a lot of the benefits. I agree with this. But just saying Firefox has X millions of lines of code doesn't say anyth
by mundanevoice 9y ago
> You don't have to port everything to gain a lot of the benefits.
I agree with this. But just saying Firefox has X millions of lines of code doesn't say anything about the possibility for Linux to be ported to Rust.
- craftyguy 9y agoyou're comparing apples and rutabagas. code line count is a hilariously inaccurate way to measure the complexity required for a portable OS kernel vs a userspace application.
- mundanevoice 9y ago> code line count is a hilariously inaccurate way to measure the complexity required for a portable OS kernel vs a userspace application I never said that. My whole premise is that you can't say anything like this by just saying code count on two very different projects. Maybe you didn't read my comments properly.
- daveFNbuck 9y agoIt does say that the 20 million lines statistic isn't sufficient to dismiss the idea. That's not saying much, but I think it's a valid response to someone pointing out that the Linux kernel is 20 million lines.