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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] dinckelman 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/[email protected]/ 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

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Seconded, would love some more context

Edit: Apparently there was Rust drama, again, in the past few days

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Linux-Lead-No-Upstream

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That’s what happens when you woke out and become more focused on arguing instead of coding

Comments are gold lol. You heard it first here folks, Rust is Woke.

This Engine is Woke meme

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Typical Phoronix comments. Go under any somewhat controversial topic and you'll find stuff

[–] steeznson 0 points 1 week ago

Seems like drama follows these rustacians wherever they go

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Pfeffy 3 points 1 week ago

Look at his post history and you'll know why.