I would have preferred Rust, a language created by Mozilla instead of one with ties to Apple, but I’m not a dev so I can’t really judge. What are your thoughts?

  • GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    Bruh that’s now what I was talking about at all. I don’t consider closed trademarks something that makes software not free. Rust is basically source-available. You can’t modify it without permission. It’s basically proprietary software.

    • LalSalaamComrade@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      3 months ago

      You’re actually wrong about that. You’re free to modify - just that you can’t distribute them under the “Rust” brand or logo. You can use the mascot - Ferris the crab, however. There’s a alternative project called crablang, if you’re dissatisfied with what Mozilla is doing.

        • LalSalaamComrade@lemmy.ml
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          3 months ago

          You can’t distribute it with the Rust brand. That part is still true. You could, for example, call it GolfLang, and no one would bother you. Most probably misinformation to snub on a new project.