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·
      13 days 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·
        13 days 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·
          13 days ago

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

        • Matriks404@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          12 days ago

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