Rust Foundation Launches Innovation Lab to Boost Secure Programming Language

2025-09-06
Rust Foundation Launches Innovation Lab to Boost Secure Programming Language

To strengthen the ecosystem surrounding the secure Rust programming language, the Rust Foundation unveiled the Rust Innovation Lab at RustConf 2025. This initiative provides a stable, neutral environment for select Rust projects, offering governance, legal and administrative support, and fiscal sponsorship. The inaugural project is Rustls, a secure TLS library. The lab aims to address sustainability challenges in open-source development and promote Rust's use in systems programming and web infrastructure, ultimately driving the future of secure software.

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XLibre: A Rebellious Fork of X11 Challenges Wayland's Dominance

2025-06-29
XLibre: A Rebellious Fork of X11 Challenges Wayland's Dominance

Frustrated by Wayland's slow progress and shortcomings, developer Enrico Weigelt launched XLibre, a deep improvement of X11. XLibre isn't just a simple branch; it's a complete overhaul aimed at fixing Wayland's flaws and offering superior performance and security. Weigelt claims he was ousted from the Xorg project by Red Hat, sparking industry debate about Red Hat's control over Linux development. Surprisingly, Fedora, a Red Hat derivative, is considering replacing X11 with XLibre. XLibre's future remains uncertain, but it's undeniably injected new variables into the Linux desktop world.

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