Another ”people perspective” point is the aging demograph of the kernel devs and the need to engage a new generation of devs. Betting on a modern language like

Another ”people perspective” point is the aging demograph of the kernel devs and the need to engage a new generation of devs. Betting on a modern language like rust might just be what’s needed on that note. And, according to Torvalds they have the folks willing to do the work today.