The Ubuntu userland is to become more modern by replacing the GNU coreutils with their counterparts programmed in Rust. This was announced by Jon Seager, software developer and Vice President of ...
The Rust reimplementation of classic Unix tools reaches 96 percent GNU compatibility in version 0.6 – and reduces unsafe code ...
Shuttleworth still sees hope for a Linux desktop with broad appeal. Seager stressed Canonical is improving its development pipeline. Both executives believe in Rust for improved Linux security. At the ...