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Comment by withinrafael | Hacker News Reader

Seems like a good tool for ensuring everyone is aligned.

Nit: The policy document seems inconsistent in its authoritative tone. In some sections, it hand-waves and punts to an external resource. For example: "Yes, there are key kernel maintainers who support Rust in the kernel. [Check out this PDF of keynote slides and figure it out yourself]."

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Would YOU want to be named (without permission) in a document like this as being responsible for something in a high-visibility project like the kernel just because you contributed some code, or gave a talk at a conference?

Anyway, some slides at a conference are not the authoritative source for who works on Rust in the Linux kernel, something this is:

grep -i rust MAINTAINERS

The question of who has the authority over the policies regarding the integration of Rust code into the kernel seems like a different question than who is maintaining Rust code.

You’ve misunderstood the GP. He liked the post and offered one suggestion; your anger is misdirected.

What anger?

Yeah. This answer is weak. If they are really supportive, they need to put down their names.

I think the way it was handled is pretty reasonable considering it's a public facing statement. Putting your name down on an authoritative statement is an important commitment internally, but a name put down for any reason on a public statement is a magnet for a firehose of questions, controversy, and potentially harrassment.

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