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exponentialmatrix

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Registered: 2025-11-04

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Re: Hard Rust requirements for APT from may next year

lol, my question? the kernel has rust in it now. Doesn't that mean that the kernel it self has the same problem in regards to platforms supported?

Every now and then, there's a hype train that this or that will solve all of our problems. It was oop or garbage collectors a long time ago... this time it's rust. The no free lunch theorem says there's a price to pay somewhere.

replacing code that was battle tested for decades with new one just because the new language is magical is arrogance to 11.

zapper

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Registered: 2017-05-29

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Re: Hard Rust requirements for APT from may next year

@steve_v Only if you wish to be taken seriously.

Well given I have trouble taking you seriously, I find this hard to believe coming from you

bullshit

Hmm... edit: Seems I was wrong, C is in decline more than I thought. Although it is still one of the common ones used for building Operating systems, must be for a reason I believe

Speculation and baseless accusations. If you want to claim incompetence, provide example "bad" code.

Well I don't know what code is made by rust, so I cannot say anything here

Citation needed.

Not really, OpenBSD has been known for picking good standards long before other operating systems have.

So... yeah

Code examples (demonstrating the language itself is at fault) or GTFO. That's all you do... Besides talk smack about things you clearly don't understand.

There's an old adage, goes something like this: "Those who can, do. Those who can't, talk."
Which are you?

I have something equally as helpful as all your replies to me have been in the past

Your face. That's the seriousness you deserve as a clown.

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steve_v

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Registered: 2018-01-11

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Re: Hard Rust requirements for APT from may next year

the kernel has rust in it now. Doesn't that mean that the kernel it self has the same problem in regards to platforms supported?

Of course. The whole 3 ancient architectures that are a "problem" have been using old kernels and custom patches so far, but whichever way you slice it their days are numbered. Nobody really cares, because the only productive use for such machines is as museum exhibits.

@zapper I'm not about to legitimize that childish outburst with a meaningful reply, if the best you have is "but your face" we are done here. Go back to kindergarten.

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zapper

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Registered: 2017-05-29

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Re: Hard Rust requirements for APT from may next year

@steve

@zapper I'm not about to legitimize that childish outburst with a meaningful reply, if the best you have is "but your face" we are done here. Go back to kindergarten.

That's high praise!

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stargate-sg1-cheyenne-mtn

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Registered: 2023-11-27

Posts: 415  

Re: Hard Rust requirements for APT from may next year

light reading before bedtime.

https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_borland

more:

https://winworldpc.com/product/borland-pascal/7x

https://winworldpc.com/product/delphi/1x

https://winworldpc.com/product/borland-c/20

https://winworldpc.com/product/borland-c-builder/1x

fun/other:

AI Borland

Richard Karn

Tool Time

edited, couldn't resist:

Pamela Anderson / Tool Time Lisa / Baywatch CJ Parker / Barb Wire

In 2017, during the Second American Civil War, Barb Wire owns the Hammerhead, a nightclub in Steel Harbor, "the last free city" in a United States ravaged by the war.

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Duke Nukem

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Registered: 2018-11-07

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Re: Hard Rust requirements for APT from may next year

the best developed  most secure OS is OpenBSD

Citation needed

Common knowledge.  It is not easy to find hard data or criteria, but security is its main focus. I have a connection with a well-known IT security consultancy (not going to name it), and they use it for their servers for that reason. Not recommended for general usage however, FreeBSD is preferable for that if you are going for Unix.