Linux-for-Rust or Rust-for-Linux

Posted Aug 31, 2024 18:03 UTC (Sat) by mb (subscriber, #50428)
In reply to: Linux-for-Rust or Rust-for-Linux by johill
Parent article: Rust-for-Linux developer Wedson Almeida Filho drops out

>So I have to maintain something I can't even _use_ myself.

What does "use" mean?
Does it mean "what the Intel driver uses"?

If one Rust Wifi driver were added, it would be used. Of course, the interface would not be added without a driver that uses it.

>Most maintainers are already overworked.

Yes. That is true.

But scaring away people with a hostile environment doesn't help that.

It has been a hostile environment 20 years ago and apparently (according to the article) it's still hostile today.
That doesn't improve things and doesn't relieve maintainers.

I'm quite happy that the code I'm still officially a maintainer of has basically become obsolete.
I won't jump in again to new areas as long as there are people potentially shouting at me for no reason.
No thanks.
I guess I'm not the only one.

(Just to avoid misunderstandings: I don't mean you personally. I like you and it was a lot of fun to work together with you. Most of what I am uncomfortable with is outside of the Wifi world)