Hello, On Sun 02 Nov 2025 at 01:08pm +01, Joerg Jaspert wrote: > 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. > >> debian developer - deb.li/jak | jak-linux.org - free software dev >> ubuntu core developer i speak de, en > > 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. Yes. Julian, I know and trust you can do better than you did here. -- Sean Whitton
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