In this video I discuss Ubuntu's decision to switch to using rust implementations of the core utilities (mkdir, ls, cat, etc...) and what it could mean for the broader Linux ecosystem. My merch is ...
  • GolfNovemberUniformEnglish
    10·
    11 months ago

    Because why? I can expect a very niche distro like Cachy do it but not a big project with a serious market share.

    • tehfishman@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      11 months ago

      Canonical has a long history of doing wacky shit that nobody asked for though. Unity, upstart, snap, probably other things that I’m not thinking of

      • iopq@lemmy.worldEnglish
        72·
        11 months ago

        Unity was great, though. Ubuntu took a hit going back to customized gnome

      • Matriks404@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Unity at least didn’t break anything, and you still had a choice in choosing desktop environment.