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But obviously he gets only hate from the HN crowd. I like syst", "context": "", "use_case": "core utilities", "switched_from": "", "story": "The Lunduke Computer Operating System"}, {"id": 767139024, "item_id": 47946189, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47946189", "by": "testdelacc1", "date": "2026-04-29", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "you can see those in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils. This project has also worked with GNU coreutils maintainers to add more tests over time.", "excerpt": "Where are these rust fans? Are they in the room with us right now? You\u2019ve constructed a strawman with no basis in reality. You know what actual Rust fans sound like? They sound like Matthias Endler, who wrote the article we\u2019re discussing. 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He is popular, because tech is overrun by woke weirdos, of course it finds an audience when someone has a bit of common sense that resonates with normal people. The wording may be me be best. Instead, he should just say \"no woke bullshit\". But obviously he gets only hate from the HN crowd. I like syst", "context": "", "use_case": "core utilities", "switched_from": "", "story": "The Lunduke Computer Operating System"}, {"id": 767139024, "item_id": 47946189, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47946189", "by": "testdelacc1", "date": "2026-04-29", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "you can see those in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils. This project has also worked with GNU coreutils maintainers to add more tests over time.", "excerpt": "Where are these rust fans? Are they in the room with us right now? You\u2019ve constructed a strawman with no basis in reality. You know what actual Rust fans sound like? 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