This isn't the Phoronix comment section. Linus has explained many times why he decided to go forwards with trying out Rust in the kernel. There's no need to t

This isn't the Phoronix comment section. Linus has explained many times why he decided to go forwards with trying out Rust in the kernel. There's no need to turn it into a conspiracy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvuEYtkOH88&t=6m07s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvuEYtkOH88&t=6m07s But yes, corporations are interested in it too, and they're willing to invest in a bunch of young(er) talented developers to get the work done. There's nothing untoward in factoring the labor market into your decision making process. Which also explains why Ada is NOT in the kernel (apart from the fact that Linus simply dislikes Ada)