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For the Linux kernel? Absolutely. Rust is way too unstable right now for such an important piece of software. Give it 20 years and a standard, then we can talk.
by moreaccountspls 6y ago
For the Linux kernel? Absolutely. Rust is way too unstable right now for such an important piece of software. Give it 20 years and a standard, then we can talk.
- nilkn 6y agoBased on what? The relevant folks and decision makers are already talking, so it doesn’t sound like they think there’s a need to wait 20 years to at least start the conversation.
- moreaccountspls 6y agoWriting some optional, non-essential piece != rewriting a piece that will require taking rust as a dependency for the rest of time. The kernel folks just did a lot of work to remove the strict dependency on GCC. To think any of the big players [Red Hat et al] want to turn around and make their shining star dependent on a language that's been 1.0 for less than 5 years is just not realistic.