This seems to be the latest open source magazine that quotes the developers in power and in the end rationalizes whatever those in power do. In this case it is telling everyone to learn Rust (as if that is enough for a successful port).
Other objections like requiring 130 packages for a cryptographic application and inflated binary sizes are not mentioned.
Supply chain attacks are a real concern. Something like cargo vet could help.
The binary size issue should be less fundamental. Rust could provide better support for dynamic linking, but to be useful, the shared library packages would need to be part of a linux distribution.
bgwalter•2mo ago
Other objections like requiring 130 packages for a cryptographic application and inflated binary sizes are not mentioned.
See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45779860
hedora•2mo ago
The binary size issue should be less fundamental. Rust could provide better support for dynamic linking, but to be useful, the shared library packages would need to be part of a linux distribution.