Re: [PATCH RFC 0/3] Introduce Rust and announce that it will become mandatorty

From: Ezekiel Newren <ezekielnewren@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 21, 2025, 16:49 UTC
Message-ID: <CAH=ZcbA0jpntXjPnrVi13Sz1PipnyBLNWKW4Q5taGEHqBrqj-A@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <003401dc2aa6$623d1420$26b73c60$@nexbridge.com>

On Sat, Sep 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM <rsbecker@nexbridge.com> wrote:

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> This is a much longer discussion. Windows is simply not a trusted platform. NonStop
> is. Building on NonStop provides a virus free/malware free container that passes audit
> requirements for financial transactions that cannot be demonstrated on Windows. I
> have customers who refuse all attempts at building anything on NonStop.
>
> In addition, production control cannot be done from windows. There is more to
> life than Dev in DevSecOps, which is the only thing Windows builds gives you. Unless
> git runs on NonStop, production artifacts (scripts, configuration, deployed objects)
> cannot be audited and controlled.

Can linux cross compile to NonStop? If so, would Linux be able to pass audit requirements?

It seems like this might be a first mover problem. HPE NonStop doesn't want to support Rust because no one is demanding it from them, but engineers don't ask for it (or rather, aren't heard) because HPE NonStop refuses to support it. I'll bet NonStop doesn't support Git because why would they pay for it when you're doing it for them for free. and now people are talking about adding Rust to Git which means Git won't work on NonStop and then something breaks and management screams at you to "fix it", but you can't because their policy forbade you from using the tools that would allow you to "fix it".

Am I telling the story right?