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Re:Writing a Linux-compatible kernel in Rust by cannabis_sam on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @08:18AM (#28999446)
> No regard for software that works great, the engineers that put time and effort into it to make it secure and fast, if its not Rust it must be broken.

I wasn’t aware that this was a widespread attitude in the rust community, my personal experience has been the exact opposite..

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Re:Writing a Linux-compatible kernel in Rust by colejohnson66 on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @08:39AM (#28999633)
It’s probably a view driven by the fact that there’s a lot of “Show HN” that mention Rust, or are just pet projects to rewrite something in Rust. It can definitely give the appearance of “if it’s not Rust, it should be”
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