P4paDec 10
nixCraft 🐧

Good news for Linux security! Rust in the Linux kernel is no longer experimental. it's now a core part of the kernel. It means stronger memory safety guarantees, which can mean better security, as Rust is designed with memory safety in mind. 👍

https://lwn.net/Articles/1049831/

The (successful) end of the kernel Rust experiment

The topic of the Rust experiment was just discussed at the annual Maintainers Summit. The cons [...]

LWN.net
Dec 10 at 2:55pmWeb
Show threaddavidhanzlikDec 10
@nixCraft the comments are excellent on this one 'sorry posting before my morning frontal lobotomy'
Show threadrenegadesporkDec 11
@nixCraft I think, most importantly, this is a good move for Linux’s future. More developers are learning Rust than C nowadays, and Linux has a huge aging developer problem. I think this might help attract some new blood.