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Out of curiosity, how does one become interested in contributing to a thing when one doesn't even know what the thing is?
by banachtarski 7y ago
Out of curiosity, how does one become interested in contributing to a thing when one doesn't even know what the thing is?
- ggm 7y agoThe name has pointers to english-as-a-second-language. It could be they were seeking "what are you using this for" or "what are you targetting with this work" which goes to the higher purpose. General use of busybox is implied by what you know of /rescue and/or the small unix for containers work, but there are also tiny unixes for small computer systems, Pi based embedded systems, IoT, you name it (busybox is probably overkill for IoT devices but I could believe its part of the diagnostic)
- scarejunba 7y agoThey understand the tool but not the plan. If they don't like the plan, they may c2rust it themselves and try a different angle.
- christiansakai 7y agoFair point. It looks cool so I am interested. I am also a Rust beginner
- vinceguidry 7y agoHe asked what it was used for, not what it does.