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In a wide-ranging conversation with Verizon open-source officer Dirk Hohndel, 'plodding engineer' Linus Torvalds discussed where Linux is today and where it may go tomorrow.
Old timers resisting rust in the kernel because it’s not what they know… Understandable, but to the detriment of the kernel and its community.
This is why the Linux Foundation investing just 2% of its influx on the kernel is a problem. The kernel dev community could be brimming with new blood. Instead, the old guard has to keep the lights on because the aren’t enough successors.
Old timers resisting rust in the kernel because it’s not what they know… Understandable, but to the detriment of the kernel and its community.
This is why the Linux Foundation investing just 2% of its influx on the kernel is a problem. The kernel dev community could be brimming with new blood. Instead, the old guard has to keep the lights on because the aren’t enough successors.
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