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> The new-school guys want to make things better in a new way.

The new guys definitely want to make things different, but it seems there is a lot of debate over whether it will actually be better. Really, they should just write their own their kernel. If rust is really that much better, they'll will.

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Well I certainly don't use linux because it's written in C. Who would?

Edit: This seems like more of an indication of a culture that lacks effective conflict resolution than any kind of technical question.

There are already kernels written in Rust. Telling them to go write new kernels in Rust is like telling people working on a new audio workstation that they should write a package manager instead. A new kernel that they cannot practically use does not suit their needs. The point is to use Rust where it can suit their needs.

Why are they entitled to the existing kernel? By what right?

They were invited to by Linus and Greg KH...

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