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Didn't expect it so quick, but it was inevitable. Rust requirement reduces platform portability by more than half, so all those who want to use git on them would have to do it anyway.

I don't like organisation name though. It's a bit silly to name an organisation this way.


You forgot to mention that XLibre, in opposition to Xorg, actually works, and have many fixes that Xorg refused to implement.


Not sure what you mean that Xorg does not "actually work"? I am using it on all my computers, works fine.

(That said, I am pretty sure there is some exotic hardware out there where the Xlibre works and Xorg does not, just like the opposite direction where only Xorg works. But I don't know the numbers... I suspect once people get a working X server, they won't try another one)


Allow me to echo the sibling comment: As I type this comment on Xorg, I assure you it does "actually work". I'm very open to the idea that it has room for improvements - I am specifically aware of features it lacks, and history appears to suggest plenty of room for bug/robustness improvements - but that's not the same as saying that it outright doesn't work.


> save a JSON representation of your document as a comment field inside of a PNG

Can you compress it? I mean, theoretically there is this 'zTXt' chunk, but it never worked for me, therefore I'm asking.


They tried it before [1]. It looks like it's more than just coincidence - even Torvalds tries to push Rust into the Kernel, and make the Kernel adapt to Rust[2], which is putting the whole thing on its head.

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1. https://www.infoworld.com/article/3713203/white-house-urges-...

2. "Torvalds pointed out that there are kernel features that are currently incompatible with Rust; that is impeding Rust support overall."

https://lwn.net/Articles/991062/


They did great job exposing the guy. Somehow I am not surprised, at all, that someone viciously fighting some idea accuses his opponent/target of being X, being X themselves. Predictable.


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