I mean, why is Ubuntu using it as default when it isnt 1.0?
If it’s not ready, they’ll roll it back.
Part of why you have to do something like this is because the test suite just isn’t comprehensive, nor should we expect it to be. Real world usage is what shakes out the long tail of bugs. You just have to have some sort of stage like this in order to get things into a good state.
Did 100% of tests pass when Ubuntu made this decision? My understanding was no.
In other words, there may be more serious bugs not in the test suite than the ones that aren’t passing that are in the suite. And you only find that out through real usage.
This standard may be justified when there is significant benefit. There is not in this case. And some projects have stricter standards.[1]
> In other words, there may be more serious bugs not in the test suite than the ones that aren’t passing that are in the suite. And you only find that out through real usage.
You should assume everyone understands how Ubuntu's decision would benefit this project. You should assume most Ubuntu users do not care. You replied to a comment which told you this before.[2]
For example, sort has an open PR on it right now.
And this project should be considered then. Not before.
This is a horrible mindset for developing software people are supposed to rely on.
Must I repeat? You should assume everyone understands how Ubuntu's decision would benefit this project. You should assume most Ubuntu users do not care.
> Nothing has been replaced yet.
Replace means put something in the place of another thing. Not eradicate the other thing.
They will absolutely not roll it back, not matter how broken they are.
The reasons to switch from coreutils to the Rust rewrite are purely political.