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Re:Date bug in Rust-based coreutils affects Ubuntu 25.10 aut... by egorfine on Friday October 24, 2025 @04:12PM (#45698610)
Absolutely nothing.

But systemd projects and Rust rewrites have this one thing in common: them being pure virtue signaling they absolutely have to be noticed. And what's a better way to get noticed if not going for something important and core?

To me, Rust rewrites look like "just stop oil" road blocks - the more people suffer, the better.

PS: Disclaimer: I love Rust. I hate fanboys.

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Re:Date bug in Rust-based coreutils affects Ubuntu 25.10 aut... by mustache_kimono on Saturday October 25, 2025 @03:36AM (#45702013)
> To me, Rust rewrites look like "just stop oil" road blocks - the more people suffer, the better.

Then blame Canonical? Quit it with the Rust hate.

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Re:Date bug in Rust-based coreutils affects Ubuntu 25.10 aut... by egorfine on Saturday October 25, 2025 @08:25AM (#45703354)
rust coreutils had zero chance of being even noticed until canonical decided to replace working tools with this.
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