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Ubuntu Replaces Sudo with Untested Rust Alternative in Next Release

Ubuntu Replaces Sudo with Untested Rust Alternative in Next Release

The Lunduke Journal of Technology

May 8, 202517m 16s

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Show Notes

The battle tested "sudo" is being dropped in favor of the not-finished, untested "sudo-rs"... entirely because it was written in Rust. And that's just the start of Ubuntu's Rust plans.

Plus: Lunduke's opinion on the real reason for replacing working GPL software with Rust re-writes.

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