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Linus Torvalds talks AI, Rust, & why Linux is the only thing that matters


In a wide-ranging conversation with Verizon open-source officer Dirk Hohndel, 'plodding engineer' Linus Torvalds discussed where Linux is today and where it may go tomorrow.

sjvn/ZDNET Hong Kong: At The Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit China conference, Linus Torvalds and his buddy Dirk Hohndel, Verizon's Head of the Open Source Program Office, once more chatted about Linux development and related issues to the delight of their audience. Torvalds agrees but can see the case for sticking with older kernels and relying on less frequent security patch backports. Switching to a more modern topic, the introduction of the Rust language into Linux, Torvalds is disappointed that its adoption isn't going faster.

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