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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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Are there any things in Linux that need to be started over from scratch? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm curious how software can be created and evolve over time. I'm afraid that at some point, we'll realize there are issues with the software we're using that can only be remedied by massive changes or a complete rewrite.

Are there any instances of this happening? Where something is designed with a flaw that doesn't get realized until much later, necessitating scrapping the whole thing and starting from scratch?

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 7 months ago (3 children)

The entire thing. It needs to be completely rewritten in rust, complete with unit tests and Miri in CI, and converted to a high performance microkernel. Everything evolves into a crab /s

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I laughed waay too hard at this.

A PM said something similar earlier this week during a performance meeting: "I heard rust was fast. Maybe we should rewrite the software in that?"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

They must have been a former Duke Nukem Forever project manager

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Had me in the first half ngl

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Why not Ironclad( written in Ada) ? https://ironclad.nongnu.org/