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mesa@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Ubuntu Will Replace GNU Core Utilities With Rust

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Ubuntu Will Replace GNU Core Utilities With Rust

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mesa@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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In this video I discuss Ubuntu's decision to switch to using rust implementations of the core utilities (mkdir, ls, cat, etc...) and what it could mean for the broader Linux ecosystem. My merch is ...
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    I can finally stop calling it GNU/Linux.

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      Rust/linuxRust

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        Lust

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        Oh good God, Linux is finally old enough to start rusting?! And on BOTH ENDS?

        vigorously shakes can of WD-40

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    That’s extremely unexpected.

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    Wait is this their way to break compatibility with old binaries so that you’re forced to use snap?

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      They’re steadily climbing the test suit:

      test coverage

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      The uutils should be compatible so I don’t think so

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      I don’t think so unless they make their own rust core utils.

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    Rust is good, rare Ubuntu W. Now stop with the forced use of snaps.

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      You think this is a win, but is just another step in the enshittification.

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    What about licences and FOSS?

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      According to the video it’s MIT licence, and they discuss the risk of such a licence vs coreutils usage of the GPL

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        This worries me indeed.

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    Archlinux usually is a bit more reasonable. I don’t understand the forcing. Just makes me love it (archlinux) more!

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    Literally why? Not even criticizing rust but the GNU core utils are easily some of the most reliable and documented software tools ever written.

    Not to mention, looks like the rust core utils are MIT and not GPL.

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      Literally why?

      Because MIT?

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    Ubuntu continues to show that it’s the absolute worst.

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