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Why? New things are less stable, immature and require a lot of effort to understand.

Don't get me wrong, rust in the kernel is good, because the memory safety and expressiveness it brings makes it worth it DESPITE the huge effort required to introduce it. But I disagree that new things are inherently good.





> I disagree that new things are inherently good.

New things aren't automatically good. But you don't get new things that are good without trying new things.

By avoiding new things, you're guaranteed to not experience less stable, immature, and confusing things. But also any new things that are good.




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