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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).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Rust in Linux lead retires rather than deal with more “nontechnical nonsense” (arstechnica.com)

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Linux people doing Linux things, it seems.

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[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago

employment potential and learning are generally problems if you are young. if you are old, the time investment to learn a new language is generally not self beneficial as your time of employability starts to dwindle.

Middle age software engineer here. Very disagree. Hoping to code until arthritis gets me. My point wasn't only for employment (more of a perk), but primarily self-improvement and improvement on your craft. The day I can no longer do that, that may be the end for me.

That said, I don't know what Linux community should do about Rust adoption. I just wanted to point out that I think it's very important for all devs to be able to embrace learning new things and expand and refine their skillset.