Open source project chief hits out at 'social media brigading' Weighing in on yet another Linux kernel spat - this time over Rust device drivers - Linux supremo Linus Torvalds has shot the messenger.

But, Torvalds writes, "Now I'm calling you out on *YOURS*." The leader goes on to state that maintainers who want to be involved in Rust can be, and can influence what Rust bindings look like.

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Linus Torvalds would accept code for programming the kernel in Rust, even if the maintainer of the relevant part of Linux blocked its inclusion. However, the founder and lead developer of the ...