Pop _OS to use it own desktop environment, written in Rust

Re:Pop _OS to use it own desktop environment, written in Rust by addicted on Saturday November 06, 2021 @03:39PM (#29133179)

Yes, but this is in Rust.

More seriously, it's an interesting decision. The linked thread has no information about why they would have made such a choice, and I doubt they made this decision lightly.

I'm curious to see how they tackle this problem.

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Re:Pop _OS to use it own desktop environment, written in Rust by jatone on Saturday November 06, 2021 @03:48PM (#29133251)

its really not that hard. existing stuff make this a fairly easily solvable problem.

all you need for a DE is basically the wayland server, an application launcher, system tray, and settings programs.

I've been building one myself over the last couple months on top of sway (so I don't even need the wayland server). and its day to day useable for myself. two/three solid dedicated engineers can build one fairly quickly (2 - 3years).

hardest part is the UI toolkit, and there are some reasonable choices in rust. they're young but decent bases to get started.

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Re:Pop _OS to use it own desktop environment, written in Rust by Shared404 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @05:02PM (#29133775)

In addition, based on the last time I looked at System76's Github, they have a lot of in house Rust talent already.

This is including the guy doing Redox OS - which means there's even some experience writing a DE in Rust, though not a Linux DE.

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Re:Pop _OS to use it own desktop environment, written in Rust by kaba0 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @05:19PM (#29133884)

Aren’t most of the rust toolkits immediate mode ones? It is probably not the best idea for a DE that has to run 0-24, as that would kill the battery very very fast.

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