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Re:Supporting Linux kernel development in Rust by pjmlp on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @01:57AM (#24338963)
Yes, we are short of getting back into the days of Shareware and PD, and then the anti-GPL crowd will be happy with the outcome.

As commercial software user, I don't have much issue with it, after all I have been coding since the early 80's.

And in spite of it and my occasional Linux rants, I am thankful for GPL, because without it there wouldn't be a UNIX to install at home to get my university work from DG/UX done without having to spend one hour traveling into the campus and fighting for a terminal.

Without Linux + GNU based userspace, the commercial UNIXes would all be around.

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Re:Supporting Linux kernel development in Rust by smabie on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @04:06AM (#24339547)
I mean, without Linux the arguably superior BSDs would rule the roost, not commercial unices.
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Re:Supporting Linux kernel development in Rust by pjmlp on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @04:26AM (#24339632)
Sure keep believing it, I love the Apple and Sony contributions to upstream.
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Re:Supporting Linux kernel development in Rust by zokula on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @07:03AM (#24340466)
LMAO none of the BSD's have not been superior to Linux in over 20 years. Linux has been faster, more stable and more secure then any of the *BSD's for over a decade now.
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Re:Supporting Linux kernel development in Rust by nix23 on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @08:31AM (#24341075)
>Linux has been faster, more stable and more secure then any of the *BSD's for over a decade now.

Can you prove that? EMC, Netflix and Sony thinks otherwise.

EDIT: And please stop with that LMAO (Sound like a childish Child from reddit)

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Re:Supporting Linux kernel development in Rust by pjmlp on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @09:53AM (#24341706)
They do, Sony also upstreams more stuff from their Android phones into AOSP than PS4 OS into FreeBSD, guess why.
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Re:Supporting Linux kernel development in Rust by nix23 on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @10:19AM (#24341961)
>They do

?? What?

>guess why

Because protecting your games is kind of important for a Gaming-Console.

Your answered your own question:

>No, something like the PS4 CPU features that don't get upstreamed because they might provide clues how to bipass PS 4 security.

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Re:Supporting Linux kernel development in Rust by nix23 on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @10:45AM (#24342324)
Yeah whatever, have a good day.
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