What a petty drama. Who would have thunk grown-up kernel maintainers were such an irrational bunch?<p>I develop software both in C/C++ and in Rust and I have a pretty non-dogmatic view on software engineering. I don't do anything with Rust, but I see its appeal and I like it not for all, but a specific set of projects.<p>The problem here is that beyond the pure technological reasons to stay with one language or include another, Rust is perceived (consciously or subconsciously) as a cultural threat. Rust was explicitly developed and marketed to be able to replace the likes of C — and while it is the language that shall be replaced, some might feel it is themselves as people who are targeted. A big part of that might be an aversion to change, a trait that does not surprise me at all in C maintainers. And thst isn't necessarily a bad thing.<p>However it is sad that instead of asking: "How could we make this work so everybody profits" people lead these incredibly stupid turf wars.<p>It must really suck to be Linus Torvalds and having to herd that bunch of cats.