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2025-02-23 17:12:03

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@nprofile…sr9k @nprofile…ynl6 As I see things, problem is that in absolutely most cases people who advocate bringing Rust into kernel aren't kernel developers either. They just kinda like Rust.
Bringing Rust into kernel seems to be a solution looking for a problem. Given the fact that most OSes (including Linux) have a huge list of real technical problems that require attention, efforts and financial support, Inventing Something New And Shiny seems like the most Linux thing ever. But many people don't like to solve old problems, they want to invent new ones.
Anyway, that's my layman thoughts on the matter.

2025-02-23 07:04:36

I think that one of the most important problems of "user portability" between modern *nixes is a problem of file systems, i.e. data storage in general.
As far I can tell, Linux and *BSDs have one common denominator in terms of file systems: ext2fs. This is a filesystem any Linux or BSD system can access (I won't count NTFS and FAT, let's be serious here).
Which means that, given big enough amount of data you have to keep, moving between OSes becomes quite a task.
ext2 is very old. ZFS will never be a common denominator (OpenBSD is not going to put "half of Solaris kernel", as they say, in their own kernel). HAMMER2 probably might be a thing supported by all major players, but we're not there yet.
But we are too concerned with putting Rust in kernel and introducing local AI into desktop OSes.

2024-12-08 06:22:27

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@nprofile…q27h It's a matter of perspective. As my man Rorschach in "Watchmen" once said, “None of you seem to understand. I’m not locked in here with you. You’re locked in here with me!”
It's quite probable that living besides France and Austria might be a truly grim fate.