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Re:Rabbitc – Micro-container runtime built in Rust by golergka on Sunday July 15, 2018 @12:41PM (#17535946)
Wasn't Python and Postgresql intentionally created for learning purposes? I'm not saying that this project is just as important, just pointing out that "learning purposes" is not a good predictor of a useless project.
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Re:Rabbitc – Micro-container runtime built in Rust by m_sahaf on Sunday July 15, 2018 @12:45PM (#17535957)
"just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu" ~ Linus Torvalds
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Re:Rabbitc – Micro-container runtime built in Rust by emptybits on Sunday July 15, 2018 @03:54PM (#17536739)
Indeed. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/comp.os.minix/dlN...
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Re:Rabbitc – Micro-container runtime built in Rust by blattimwind on Sunday July 15, 2018 @01:46PM (#17536193)
Python originated as a scripting language for a niche OS.

Postgresql came from adding SQL to postgres (mostly? a research project), while postgres itself was mainly a research project.

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Re:Rabbitc – Micro-container runtime built in Rust by eridius on Monday July 16, 2018 @07:59PM (#17546203)
Sqlite was originally a Tcl extension that "escaped into the wild".
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Re:Rabbitc – Micro-container runtime built in Rust by steve_adams_86 on Sunday July 15, 2018 @01:36PM (#17536159)
Not to mention all of the professional projects which failed and fell off the radar entirely. It's hard to say what has merits without giving it time.
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Re:Rabbitc – Micro-container runtime built in Rust by TomMarius on Sunday July 15, 2018 @01:07PM (#17536047)
Yeah, and aren't research projects often meant "for learning purposes" as well? :-)
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