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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Linus Torvalds: Speaks on the Rust vs C Linux Divide (www.youtube.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Linus Torvalds Speaks on the the divide between Rust and C Linux developers an the future Linux. Will things like fragmentation among the open source community hurt the Linux Kernel? We'll listen to the Creator of Linux.

For the full key note, checkout: Keynote: Linus Torvalds in Conversation with Dirk Hohndel

The Register's summary: Torvalds weighs in on 'nasty' Rust vs C for Linux debate

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[–] atzanteol 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It forces you to be careful in the way it wants you to be careful. Which is fine, but it makes it a strange beastie for anyone not used to it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yes

But the trade off is well worth it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

For who?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

You

[–] atzanteol 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It can be, sure. I prefer garbage collectors but I'm not doing systems programming.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I feel like a garbage collector would be too much a performance hit for kernel stuff.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

2 things:

It's more the determinacy, a GC randomly fires up and your systems stops for some long amount of time. There are pauseless GCs but that's a different nightmare.
The kernel has things similar to GCs. They're used for more specialized tasks, and some (like rcu) are absolute nightmares that have take decades to get working.