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Ubuntu is swapping its time sync tool for a Rust-based version
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-ntpd-rs-rust-time-sync
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sudoer777
☂️-glad to have switched away. no more ubuntu shenanigans for me after years of linux 🥳
Okay, and?
I also wondered why this is a big news. Usually those tools are tried and tested over years of development and only run once a day or boot or even less. Don’t know if it has that much of an impact.
It’s cool and all, kudos to the devs, but idk why it’s posted here and an article is written about it.
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That license allows you to take the source, make changes and keep them to yourself. Which is not in the spirit of open source imho.
Permissive licenses also allow corporations to build off of open source software without giving anything back to public. I don’t see why they’re entitled to profit off the free labor of a community they don’t contribute back to.
While it does seem that way initially, strict copyleft licences can often do more harm than good. Projects need companies to use their software so that it becomes popular and get funding. There’s a reason why there’s barely any AGPL (or adjacent) licenced projects compared to GPL or MIT.
It’s news because despite there already being a number of issues caused by Ubuntu transitioning to poorly done Rust ports common utils, they continue the practise.
I also wondered why this is a big news
You think this is “big” news? An Ubuntu focused blog reporting on what Ubuntu is doing is not exactly the big time.
SavvyWolfThe latest version of NTP is 15 years old, and implementations are expected to be compliant. There is no risk of embrace/extend/extinguish from licensing here.
Open standards are better than copy-left licenses, IMO.
There is no risk of embrace/extend/extinguish
99.999% sure the idea here is exactly that. They want a GPL free system.
SocialistVibes01The money influences the standards and look at which licences the big pockets are pushing. Sometimes I can’t stand the naivety.
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I feel for the people making this