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Re:The end of the kernel Rust experiment by maccard on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @08:34AM (#46217537)
How many of them are running Linux, and how many of them are running a modern kernel?
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Re:The end of the kernel Rust experiment by johncolanduoni on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @09:01PM (#46226754)
Almost none of them, but that doesn’t make them “places no one uses”, considering everyone who can see these words is looking at a device with a bunch of C firmware running on microcontrollers all over the place.
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Re:The end of the kernel Rust experiment by maccard on Thursday December 11, 2025 @03:49AM (#46229070)
> but that doesn’t make them “places no one uses

You're putting words in my mouth there - that's not my point.

My point is that if they're not running linux, and the ones that are aren't running a modern kernel, then we shouldn't hold back development of modern platforms for ones that refuse to keep up.

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