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So ... will anyone reveal the secret and say of which language this is a fork ok? No samples, no documentation, vague reference to "plant fungus"?

mjmsmith 4y ago
https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/cedar-apple-rust https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/cedar-apple-rust
- 1827162 4y ago
  An apple tree, once infected, can colonize junipers and cedars as far as 6 miles away(!). Yes, a highly infectious and amazing organism. https://portal.ct.gov/CAES/Fact-Sheets/Plant-Pathology/Cedar-Apple-Rust https://portal.ct.gov/CAES/Fact-Sheets/Plant-Pathology/Cedar... "As many as 7.5 million spores may be produced in a single gall and these spores have been known to be carried as far as 6 miles."
a2800276 4y ago
Rust
- The_Colonel 4y ago
  Thanks. I've only known the "oxidized metal" meaning of "rust".
  - 1827162 4y ago
    From IRC: <graydon> I think I named it after fungi. rusts are amazing creatures. <graydon> Five-lifecycle-phase heteroecious parasites. I mean, that's just _crazy_. <graydon> talk about over-engineered for survival <jonanin> what does that mean? :] <graydon> fungi are amazingly robust <graydon> to start, they are distributed organisms. not single cellular, but also no single point of failure. <graydon> then depending on the fungi, they have more than just the usual 2 lifecycle phases of critters like us (somatic and gamete) https://old.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/27jvdt/internet_archaeology_the_definitive_endall_source/ https://old.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/27jvdt/internet_archa...
Brian_K_White 4y ago
Part of the point is that if you read the Rust foundation's recent document strictly enough, anyone else aren't actually allowed to say the name Rust, since they didn't get explicit permission and/or aren't willing to comply with all of the terms. So they don't dare say the name to avoid any chance of being sued. Not that it's actually likely, but the point is that the document is that bad, so IF you take it at it's word, then well that's how it evaluates out, is the only way to be safe is just don't use the actual logo or name at all. Anything else you do technically runs afoul of at least one of the many terms and conditions in there.
- jhanschoo 4y ago
  You can always use the word Rust to refer to the actual Rust language or the Rust project. In a similar fashion the Python Software Foundation will sue you for trademark infringement if you create a general-purpose programming language distinct from Python and call it Python.

mjmsmith 4y ago

https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/cedar-apple-rust https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/cedar-apple-rust

1827162 4y ago
An apple tree, once infected, can colonize junipers and cedars as far as 6 miles away(!). Yes, a highly infectious and amazing organism. https://portal.ct.gov/CAES/Fact-Sheets/Plant-Pathology/Cedar-Apple-Rust https://portal.ct.gov/CAES/Fact-Sheets/Plant-Pathology/Cedar... "As many as 7.5 million spores may be produced in a single gall and these spores have been known to be carried as far as 6 miles."

a2800276 4y ago

Rust

The_Colonel 4y ago
Thanks. I've only known the "oxidized metal" meaning of "rust".
- 1827162 4y ago
  From IRC: <graydon> I think I named it after fungi. rusts are amazing creatures. <graydon> Five-lifecycle-phase heteroecious parasites. I mean, that's just _crazy_. <graydon> talk about over-engineered for survival <jonanin> what does that mean? :] <graydon> fungi are amazingly robust <graydon> to start, they are distributed organisms. not single cellular, but also no single point of failure. <graydon> then depending on the fungi, they have more than just the usual 2 lifecycle phases of critters like us (somatic and gamete) https://old.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/27jvdt/internet_archaeology_the_definitive_endall_source/ https://old.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/27jvdt/internet_archa...

Brian_K_White 4y ago

Part of the point is that if you read the Rust foundation's recent document strictly enough, anyone else aren't actually allowed to say the name Rust, since they didn't get explicit permission and/or aren't willing to comply with all of the terms. So they don't dare say the name to avoid any chance of being sued. Not that it's actually likely, but the point is that the document is that bad, so IF you take it at it's word, then well that's how it evaluates out, is the only way to be safe is just don't use the actual logo or name at all. Anything else you do technically runs afoul of at least one of the many terms and conditions in there.

jhanschoo 4y ago
You can always use the word Rust to refer to the actual Rust language or the Rust project. In a similar fashion the Python Software Foundation will sue you for trademark infringement if you create a general-purpose programming language distinct from Python and call it Python.