Re: Hard Rust requirements from May onward
On 17764 March 1977, Julian Andres Klode wrote:
I plan to introduce hard Rust dependencies and Rust code into
APT, no earlier than May 2026. This extends at first to the
Rust compiler and standard library, and the Sequoia ecosystem.
If you maintain a port without a working Rust toolchain,
please ensure it has one within the next 6 months, or
sunset the port.
It's important for the project as whole to be able to
move forward and rely on modern tools and technologies
and not be held back by trying to shoehorn modern software
on retro computing devices.
Thank you for your understanding.
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There might be really good reasons for using Rust in a tool like apt.
They might even be good enough to ditch old ports - also I think that
shouldn't be on one maintainers decision alone.
But whatever good intention may be behind this move, the way this mail
was written completly kills them. And completly makes it *appear* as
"arrogant asshole developer imposing his wants on everyone" combined
with "if you dont like it, sod off, you don't matter". Especially with
the end of it and the signature below.
That might not be how it was meant (most probably), but that's how it
goes around.
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bye, Joerg
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