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		n144q 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Asahi Linux lead developer Hector Martin resigns f... I can easily fork your project with 1k lines of code, but not Linux kernel and stay up-to-date with all the latest commits. Nobody can.

gkbrk 10 months ago [–]

Why would a Rust for Linux fork want to stay up-to-date with all the latest commits that are in C?

If all the latest commits in C are so useful, even to a Rust fork, perhaps the Linux C devs are not off-base that Rust isn't worth it for now.

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