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by AstralStorm 358 days ago
Like what demographics? People who want to take the kernel, fork it and close it? Perople making low quality patch bombs behind closed doors?

It already is allowing Rust...

As far as the commenter, the GNU bit is still relevant. But you should normally call the distribution its name. SteamOS is not quite as much GNU as Debian.
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throwawayqqq11 358 days ago
> Like what demographics

The demographics of programming languages choosen/picked up by new generations of foss developers.

With GNU/linuxer i meant the stereotypical stubborn people resisting change not a specific distro.

I guess there will be non-technical frictions between rust and C in the linux project for as long as the GNU/linuxers exist. And like the OP, it can be seen as a matter of accessibility.

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msgodel 358 days ago
Just because we don't want to use your crap and tolerate your condescension doesn't mean we're stubborn. It may very well be that you're asocial/antisocial and your software is low quality.
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throwawayqqq11 358 days ago
And it could be, that C is a language in decline and the linux team should consider it before it becomes the next Cobol.

If that possibility was real, wouldnt you want to care about it?

Imagine Linus Torvals gone and the kernel devs only consisting of highly payed full-time C-Dinosaurs from a few mega corps. And the entry bar for young enthusiasts being not just learning C but the linux kernel version of it. How much worth would the GPL then be?

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