Was Rust In The Linux Kernel A Mistake?

There has been drama around Rust in Linux since the very beginning, but this recently came to a head with a situation where one of the major contributors to rust for linux decided to retire from the project citing some non technical drama.

==========Support The Channel========== ► Patreon: https://brodierobertson.xyz/patreon ► Paypal: https://brodierobertson.xyz/paypal ► Liberapay: https://brodierobertson.xyz/liberapay ► Amazon USA: https://brodierobertson.xyz/amazonusa

==========Resources========== Original RFC: https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/4/14/1023 6.1 Merger: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221110164152.26136-1-ojeda@kernel.org/ Wedson Retires: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20240828211117.9422-1-wedsonaf@gmail.com/ Asahi Lina Post: https://vt.social/@lina/113045455229442533 Jeremy Soller Post: https://fosstodon.org/@soller/113045389902570959 Lyude Paul Post: https://queer.party/@Lyude/113053597013711854 Dave Airlie Blog: https://airlied.blogspot.com/2024/08/on-rust-linux-developers-maintainers.html Jason Gunthorpe Post: https://lwn.net/Articles/987817/ Drew DeVault Post: https://fosstodon.org/@drewdevault/113050580122719053 Drew Devault Blog: https://drewdevault.com/2024/08/30/2024-08-30-Rust-in-Linux-revisited.html Wedson Final Comments: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/02/rust_for_linux_maintainer_steps_down/

=========Video Platforms========== 🎥 Odysee: https://brodierobertson.xyz/odysee 🎥 Podcast: https://techovertea.xyz/youtube 🎮 Gaming: https://brodierobertson.xyz/gaming

==========Social Media========== 🎤 Discord: https://brodierobertson.xyz/discord 🐦 Twitter: https://brodierobertson.xyz/twitter 🌐 Mastodon: https://brodierobertson.xyz/mastodon 🖥️ GitHub: https://brodierobertson.xyz/github

==========Credits========== 🎨 Channel Art: Profile Picture: https://www.instagram.com/supercozman_draws/

#Linux #Rust #OpenSource #FOSS #LinuxKernel

🎵 Ending music Track: Debris & Jonth - Game Time [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDTvvOTie0w Free Download / Stream: http://ncs.io/GameTime

DISCLOSURE: Wherever possible I use referral links, which means if you click one of the links in this video or description and make a purchase I may receive a small commission or other compensation. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w4H2-LLVdY