Re:Sealed Rust: A plan to bring Rust to safety critical soft...
by kbenson on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @02:37PM
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> I am just concerned about what might happen to the Rust community when truckloads of money gets involved.
Well, either truckloads of money get involved, or the community will fail to grow. I'm sure some people would love to keep the Rust community exactly as they currently enjoy it (for a multitude of different reasons, but I think most of them somewhat selfish), but for Rust to grow, there has to be money involved by the nature of how our economy works.
Either Rust is useful and provides benefit over alternatives, in which case it's also useful and provides benefit for commercial interests, or it isn't.
That isn't to say your concern is entirely unwarranted. It makes sense to be leery about what the money is applied to and how it influences the outcomes, as that isn't in the best interest of the community either.
Well, either truckloads of money get involved, or the community will fail to grow. I'm sure some people would love to keep the Rust community exactly as they currently enjoy it (for a multitude of different reasons, but I think most of them somewhat selfish), but for Rust to grow, there has to be money involved by the nature of how our economy works.
Either Rust is useful and provides benefit over alternatives, in which case it's also useful and provides benefit for commercial interests, or it isn't.
That isn't to say your concern is entirely unwarranted. It makes sense to be leery about what the money is applied to and how it influences the outcomes, as that isn't in the best interest of the community either.