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Rust in Linux kernel is just the beginning
Oct 25
Arun
Oct 25
Arun
Oct 30
stew
October 25

https://www.memorysafety.org/blog/rust-in-linux-just-the-beginning/

October 25

On Tuesday, 25 October 2022 at 06:53:51 UTC, Arun wrote:

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https://www.memorysafety.org/blog/rust-in-linux-just-the-beginning/

May be D foundation can work with Internet Security Research Group https://www.abetterinternet.org/ for the work on @safe @live? Can someone from foundation reach out to them? I wonder if they might be willing to help.

October 25

On Tuesday, 25 October 2022 at 08:44:38 UTC, Arun wrote:

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On Tuesday, 25 October 2022 at 06:53:51 UTC, Arun wrote:

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https://www.memorysafety.org/blog/rust-in-linux-just-the-beginning/

May be D foundation can work with Internet Security Research Group https://www.abetterinternet.org/ for the work on @safe @live? Can someone from foundation reach out to them? I wonder if they might be willing to help.

If someone has the time, why not. D should be used way more than it is.

October 29

On Tuesday, 25 October 2022 at 06:53:51 UTC, Arun wrote:

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https://www.memorysafety.org/blog/rust-in-linux-just-the-beginning/

Rust is even permeating the "mission-critical" applications industry:
https://www.adacore.com/press/adacore-joins-forces-ferrous-systems-support-rust

October 30

On Tuesday, 25 October 2022 at 06:53:51 UTC, Arun wrote:

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https://www.memorysafety.org/blog/rust-in-linux-just-the-beginning/

it appears to be struggling to prove its usefulness in kernel code

https://lkml.org/lkml/2022/9/19/1105

but as Linus states in his response, kernel code is not the same as normal code.

Would be interesting to see what D could offer over C down in the engine room regarding memory safety and stronger type system?