Linux vs GNU/Linux PART 2#
This is controversial continuation of my article:
Read that first...
So I ended up stating that GNU/Linux is forced upon us by copylefty zealots
and my preference is just to say: Linux
But...
Times are changing#
Did you hear about rust?
Haven't you noticed any of those very enthusiastic (read: fanatic) rust programmers with a weird profile picture and flaming desire to rewrite everything in the only sacred language of rust?
I did notice and so did the industry:
How Furries Came to Rule the Tech Industry - Business Insider
What is my point here?
This: Rewriting essential Linux packages in Rust
Like I said, times are changing, the age of
ensh!ttification 💩 is already upon
us and when
furries,
I mean rustaceans, are invading
Linux spaces and they want to
rewrite rock-solid, battle-tested GNU core utilities (written in
venerated C) for very dubious and unconvincing reasons (read the
article and
this) then they as
well can demand to call this new system:
cargo/Linux
Rust does not support near as much platforms as C and by extension Linux... So, what does it mean? Linux will start dropping architectures?
I agree with this sentiment:
Rust doesn’t belong in the Linux kernel; it’s all about ideology
and this:
I want stainless/Linux!#
Can't the furries just make their own rustednix and stop infecting already established, stable and healthy projects???
Rust is a disease of the metal...
Rust-lang is a disease of Linux kernel...
(Oh, btw, you can vibe-rust Linux now...)
Maybe I want to distance myself from all of this. Maybe calling my system
GNU/Linux is not so bad after all...
Call me contrarian if you must...
Perhaps one day Linux will be fully rusted and on that day I will probably say:
- I run someBSD
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
P.S. I don't hate on rust per say - just the community surrounding it... I wrote more on that: Cult of Rust