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Somehow they've managed to stay out of the news, while Rust has been endorsing BigCo's regularly for a while now...

• cortesoft 6y ago
  What does it mean for Rust to be endorsing BigCos?
  • dangerbird2 6y ago
    Not much other than reflecting the reality that BigCos are using rust in production, and as a result, have a vested interest in the project's governance. This is true for pretty much every popular language of software with an open governance model.
  • DyslexicAtheist 6y ago
    It means any Rust dev will be even less likely to open their mouth when Facebook does some horrible shit than what they already are.
• lacker 6y ago
  The Rust Foundation is really new, it just started in February. That's probably why you've been hearing a lot of news about corporate Rust sponsorships recently, or if not "a lot" then more than you've heard about, say, corporate Python sponsorships.
• pdpi 6y ago
  It’s more the other way around — big cos are endorsing Rust and joining the nascent foundation. It’s perfectly reasonable for a three month old foundation for a popular new language to be in the news quite a bit, and for its sponsors to enjoy the attention that goes with it