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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Linus Torvalds muses about maintainer gray hairs and the next 'King of Linux' (www.zdnet.com)

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In a candid keynote chat at the Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit Europe, Linux creator Linus Torvalds shared his thoughts on kernel development, the integration of Rust, and the future of open source.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yeah sorry, c/c++ guy here.

I get that rust is the new shiny.

But now it means changing any potentially bound c function means I need to be fluent in a language I barely heard of before this year and has a syntax that makes c# look normal.

So, how about no?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

You just have to document your code. Nothing more.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

No, you just have to talk to the people who are fluent in rust.