Microsoft Adopts Rust CoreUtils Clone... for Windows (Not a Joke)

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Microsoft is now officially maintaining Rust clones of the GNU CoreUtils for Windows.

Those increasingly buggy, not yet complete, Rust clones of the GNU CoreUtils? The ones Ubuntu ships? Microsoft is now officially maintaining them for Windows.Massively Discounted Lifetime Subs Through June: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/50-off-yearly-and-massively-discounted More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Bryan Lunduke

Topics covered

• Microsoft
• Rust
• GNU CoreUtils
• Windows
• technology
• software development

Keywords

• Microsoft
• Rust
• CoreUtils
• Windows
• Ubuntu
• technology
• software

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Organizations: Microsoft, Rust, GNU CoreUtils, Ubuntu, The Lunduke Journal, Substack

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