Comment by thayne

> create a new kernel in rust and force a paradigm shift.

And then what?

A kernel by itself isn't very useful. Even if your kernel is somehow superior in every way, you need software to target it, so to be a successful replacement for linux you basically have to be completely compatible with any software that currently runs on linux, which not only means a massive amount of work just to keep up with changes in linux, but constraints on your own design.

And then there is hardware support. If you are a fledgling project, how do you get hardware vendors to write drivers for you?