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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Ubuntu explores replacing gnu utils with rust based uutils (www.cyberciti.biz)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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At first I was sceptical, but after a few thought, I came to the solution that, if uutils can do the same stuff, is/stays actively maintained and more secure/safe (like memory bugs), this is a good change.

What are your thoughts abouth this?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

~~GNU/Linux~~ Rust/Linux

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

uutils/Linux?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I wonder whether Linux Mint will follow suit?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Likely not anytime soon as they tend to hold off latest features and prefer older (but maintained) LTS versions of just about everything. Also especially not if it turns out to be a bad idea; they explicitly build Mint without Snaps since their inclusion in the Ubuntu base.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

As I recall Ubuntu will allow to switch uutils to coreutils. So it looks like Linux Mint will continue to use coreutils

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (4 children)

So i hear that removing all the gnu stuff opens linux to be redistributed with a bew liesinse like mit. Which means its a little more closed iff a little more monitized.

Not knowledge enough on my own to know for sure. If someone with more knowledge could explain.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

The Linux kernel still is and will always be GPL. It really doesnt matter if the coreutils aren't.

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