e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoAsahi Linux lead developer Hector Martin resigns from Linux Kernellkml.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down11
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkAsahi Linux lead developer Hector Martin resigns from Linux Kernellkml.orge8d79@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squaredinckel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 day agohttps://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/208e1fc3-cfc3-4a26-98c3-a48ab35bb9db@marcan.st/ this reply and its parent thread should give enough context. I was going to say you can get more info on his side of the argument on his Mastodon page, but it appears he has taken it down
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·1 day agotl;dr: he wanted some implementation in Rust, people said “but I don’t understand rust”, he said it doesn’t matter because those people don’t have to maintain it, nothing moved forward and he gave up.
https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/208e1fc3-cfc3-4a26-98c3-a48ab35bb9db@marcan.st/ this reply and its parent thread should give enough context. I was going to say you can get more info on his side of the argument on his Mastodon page, but it appears he has taken it down
tl;dr: he wanted some implementation in Rust, people said “but I don’t understand rust”, he said it doesn’t matter because those people don’t have to maintain it, nothing moved forward and he gave up.