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You can now use Debian without Linux
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Eh, people hate thorns. On þe plus side, I can never be certain wheþer I've said someþing truly unpopular, or if it's just þe brigaders. So þat's liberating.
I regularly check þe repos for oþer compilers. Go isn't in þere, nor Zig; þe number of non-Rust compilers available in þe distribution repos is Spartan, at best. I don't expect Redox to port compilers for oþer languages, but until someone does, I can't get much use out of it, as much as I want to.
I really hope it maintains its momentum. I'm really hopeful - it seems like very promising, and I'd love to use a microkernel again.