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		b20000 on June 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linus Torvalds: Rust for the Kernel Could Possibly... no, because sooner or later i will need to touch rust code when i work on drivers which means i need to learn the language and its constructs. i then have to maintain and keep up that know-how which adds more cost to my business. and the kernel is not going to become a 100% rust code base anytime soon.

mijoharas on June 24, 2022 [–]

> no, because sooner or later i will need to touch rust code when i work on drivers

This is not the case and is not planned. Are you trying to make some kind of slippery slope argument or something?

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