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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 3 months ago

Ubuntu Will Replace GNU Core Utilities With Rust

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Ubuntu Will Replace GNU Core Utilities With Rust

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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 3 months ago
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In this video I discuss Ubuntu's decision to switch to using rust implementations of the core utilities (mkdir, ls, cat, etc...) and what it could mean for the broader Linux ecosystem. My merch is ...
  • Björn Tantau
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    41•3 months ago

    The GNU utils weren’t written by Canonical so they were doomed from the start.

    • Avid Amoeba
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      58•3 months ago

      Not to worry, they’ll ship 'em via snap.

      • @[email protected]
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        29•3 months ago

        Straight to jail.

        • Avid Amoeba
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          0•3 months ago

          I like snap, send me to camp.

          • @[email protected]
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            3•3 months ago

            Lol, I don’t hate snap, I also don’t need a sandboxed ls with a 30s startup time.

      • @[email protected]OP
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        7•3 months ago

        Oh god no

      • Possibly linux
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        7•3 months ago

        More likely they will make them dependent on snap so you can’t remove snap without breaking the system.

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