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    May have been obvious to others, but I only caught this detail recently after using Linux for over 15 years.

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    [–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 122 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Because Linux is written in C so its easy to shoot yourself in the foot.

    [–] highbank@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

    Maybe we should change the Tux image once they rewrite the Kernel completely on Rust to him wearing armour since it is difficult to fuck up in Rust lol.

    [–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

    No, no, no.
    After its redone in rust carcinisation takes over and tux turns into a crab version of a penguin.

    [–] highbank@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

    That would actually be a nice idea, Ferris looks cute and another crab sounds cool.

    [–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    C doesn't stop users from shooting themselves in the foot. C++ has new footguns added to the standard for you each version!

    [–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 4 points 7 months ago

    Rust has a safety lock to prevent you shooting yourself in the foot but you can switch it off if you really wanna shoot yourself in the foot that bad