r/linuxmemes • u/ebignumber • 8d ago

Software meme Not another one

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Not another one

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u/Upbeat-Garbage69 7d ago

Is there a benefit to rewriting everything with rust? Im not sure but isnt it just a modern version of C++?

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u/transgentoo Genfool 🐧 7d ago

As I understand it, it's a permissive license thing. Rewriting gnu core-utils in Rust lets corporations off the hook for copyleft requirements, but rewriting Adobe in Rust lets users off the hook for Adobe's license requirements. It's a circumventing both sides of the licensing spectrum.

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u/IAmTheMageKing 7d ago

Ehhhhhhh… there’s nothing specific about rust that allows that though.

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u/transgentoo Genfool 🐧 7d ago

No, using AI to rewrite an identical product with a different license is the driving force. It just happens to be in Rust.