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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Asahi Linux Lead Developer Hector Martin Steps Down As Upstream Apple Silicon Maintainer (www.phoronix.com)

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Following arguments on the Linux kernel mailing list the past few days over some Linux kernel maintainers being against the notion of Rust code in the mainline Linux kernel and trying to avoid it and very passionate views over the Linux kernel development process, Asahi Linux lead developer Hector Martin has removed himself from being an upstream maintainer of the ARM Apple code.

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[–] Templa@beehaw.org 27 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Damn, Linus really went out of his way to say:

How about you accept the fact that maybe the problem is you. You think you know better. But the current process works. It has problems, but problems are a fact of life. There is no perfect. However, I will say that the social media brigading just makes me not want to have anything at all to do with your approach. Because if we have issues in the kernel development model, then social media sure as hell isn't the solution. The same way it sure as hell wasn't the solution to politics. Technical patches and discussions matter. Social media brigading - no than\k you.

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[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

...but still fails to answer the question of "should we continue implementing kernel things in rust".

[–] Templa@beehaw.org 6 points 8 hours ago

Yes I read the whole thread and the lack of replies on his part were kind of infuriating