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New Apple Silicon Co-Maintainer Steps Up For The Linux Kernel (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] lengau@midwest.social 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

All I hope is that this means less drama.

I don't use (or want to use) Apple silicon. I don't have a personal stake in whether Linux runs well on it. But the drama we've seen recently is neither good for Linux as a whole nor good for these specific subsystems.

I do want to see more rust in the kernel, but not at the cost of harming overall kernel development. I want to see more rust in the kernel because I believe that, if done well, that step can make kernel development better.

[–] Scoopta@programming.dev 11 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I agree with you. After seeing the latest drama I get why marcan was annoyed but also IMO his response only escalated the situation and was unproductive so maybe having someone else handle the upstream code will work out better for everyone.

[–] monogram@feddit.nl -1 points 1 week ago

Without Linus calling out Cristopher for stopping any integration of Rust in the kernel, with his primary reason being “I don’t like it”, IMO rust for Linux is a dead meme.

While Linus has approved to adding a rust language, actions speak louder than words.