Rust Programming Language Officially Accepted as Core Component of Linux Kernel
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Summary
The article reports that Rust programming language support in the Linux kernel is no longer considered experimental and has been officially accepted as a core part of the kernel. This decision was made at the annual Maintainers Summit, where developers reached consensus that Rust is now a permanent component of the kernel development ecosystem. The Rust for Linux team is being congratulated for their achievement.
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The consensus among the assembled developers is that Rust in the kernel is no longer experimental.
The 'experimental' tag will be coming off.
Congratulations are in order for all of the Rust for Linux team.
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