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Re:Date bug in Rust-based coreutils affects Ubuntu 25.10 aut... by _zoltan_ on Friday October 24, 2025 @01:18PM (#45696846)
ideally stupid rewrites never happen, but alas...
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Re:Date bug in Rust-based coreutils affects Ubuntu 25.10 aut... by Ygg2 on Friday October 24, 2025 @03:23PM (#45698197)
Iirc it started as simple exercise. It just aimed at high compatibility with original coreutils.

Which part of that is stupid? License is chosen because Rust is more static linkage friendly. Which leaves exercise part or high compatibility.

You might as well say Linux is a stupid rewrite that will never achieve anything circa 1998.

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Re:Date bug in Rust-based coreutils affects Ubuntu 25.10 aut... by _zoltan_ on Saturday October 25, 2025 @03:30PM (#45706366)
what purpose does the new coreutils serve other than being written in Rust?
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