Re: Hard Rust requirements from May onward

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Hello,

On Sun 02 Nov 2025 at 01:08pm +01, Joerg Jaspert wrote:

> On 17764 March 1977, Julian Andres Klode wrote:
>
>> I plan to introduce hard Rust dependencies and Rust code into
>> APT, no earlier than May 2026. This extends at first to the
>> Rust compiler and standard library, and the Sequoia ecosystem.
>
>> If you maintain a port without a working Rust toolchain,
>> please ensure it has one within the next 6 months, or
>> sunset the port.
>
>> It's important for the project as whole to be able to
>> move forward and rely on modern tools and technologies
>> and not be held back by trying to shoehorn modern software
>> on retro computing devices.
>
>> Thank you for your understanding.
>
>> debian developer - deb.li/jak | jak-linux.org - free software dev
>> ubuntu core developer                              i speak de, en
>
> There might be really good reasons for using Rust in a tool like apt.
>
> They might even be good enough to ditch old ports - also I think that
> shouldn't be on one maintainers decision alone.
>
> But whatever good intention may be behind this move, the way this mail was
> written completly kills them. And completly makes it *appear* as "arrogant
> asshole developer imposing his wants on everyone" combined with "if you d=
ont
> like it, sod off, you don't matter". Especially with the end of it and the
> signature below.
>
> That might not be how it was meant (most probably), but that's how it goes
> around.

Yes.  Julian, I know and trust you can do better than you did here.

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Sean Whitton

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