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Or a minor alteration to an existing program to support a good suggestion. Why is it that the Rust community thinks that the solution to every flaw in an appli

by bpt3 6mo ago

Or a minor alteration to an existing program to support a good suggestion. Why is it that the Rust community thinks that the solution to every flaw in an application is a rewrite in Rust?

mattkrause 6mo ago
It might be more helpful to write a Rust-based snark detector first.
- bpt3 6mo ago
  Could be, but I don't think so in this case given a cursory review of the parent poster's history.
IshKebab 6mo ago
Programs these old are controlled by people who are very strongly opposed to change, even if it improves things. They like living in the 80s. I absolutely guarantee if you propose this change the the GNU neckbeards who control man they will come up with some bullshit technical reason why it can't be done.
- hulitu 6mo ago
  > even if it improves things. odds are, it doesn't.
  - IshKebab 6mo ago
    Exactly the sort of response I would expect to this very clear improvement.
- gerikson 6mo ago
  GNU has its own documentation format called 'info'.
hulitu 6mo ago
Because it might be the only way to introduce new vulnerabilities. See Ubuntu.