The Google-backed project to make Rust a second programming language in Linux kernel development after C just took it's next big step. Key to the project is Spain-based developer Miguel Ojeda, who's ...

Linux kernel Rust adoption is now permanent after memory safety bugs drove an estimated 80 percent of kernel CVEs, Greg Kroah ...

When Rust first made its way into the Linux kernel in late 2022 (mainline inclusion began with version 6.1), it didn’t merely introduce a new programming language, it marked a profound shift in how we ...

So far, Rust-Support in Linux is experimental. Which features do you plan to add next? Our primary goal now is to upstream enough abstractions in order to later on submit the first Rust driver to the ...

Linux users tend to notice the loud changes first. A desktop gets redesigned, a package format starts appearing everywhere, or an update moves a setting you’ve used for years. A distro swapping out ...

Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system administration, network administration, and consulting roles. He ...