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> FOSS evolves past its chokepoints by forking.

Unless you've been already invited into the project?



Unless I’m mistaking things, there’s still multiple roadblocks?

Just because some people have invited you in doesn’t mean everyone is welcoming.


> Unless I’m mistaking things, there’s still multiple roadblocks?

Where exactly? Yes, Christoph Hellwig did lay down in the street and did say "Over my dead body!", but everyone else just got on with it.

Do you really think a few nasty messages from a few nasty kernel maintainers is what stops Rust in the Linux kernel?

> Just because some people have invited you in doesn’t mean everyone is welcoming.

Exactly, but as much as open source can be a social thing, the Linux kernel is big business. And I think the people who really pay for the kernel really want Rust in the kernel.




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