Wedson Almeida Filho, a key figure in the Rust for Linux subproject, has announced his withdrawal from the project after a full four years of stewardship. He cited fatigue in having to respond to non-technical matters as his reason for stepping down. Filho attached a link to the video of the Linux Storage Filesystem seminar where Kent Overstreet discussed the proposal to incorporate Rust into the filesystem API. However, during the Q&A session, there was contention as to whether C/C++ should remain the primary language, leading to questions about why Overstreet was pushing for Rust integration (as reported by LWN). Filho affirmed that he did not push anyone to use Rust. The Rust language emphasizes memory safety, leading many to believe it is suitable for kernel use, but it faces opposition from numerous developers. Filho himself has had strong disagreements with Linus on the matter.
TLDR: Wedson Almeida Filho steps down from the Rust for Linux project after 4 years, citing non-technical fatigue as the reason. Contention arises over the proposal to integrate Rust into the Linux filesystem API. Opposition and support for Rust in kernel development continue to clash.
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