Canonical Backs New Project to Translate Large C Codebases into Safe Rust

Canonical is funding research into automated C-to-Rust translation, with AppArmor and snap-confine serving as real-world case studies.
28 points by datakan 63 days ago linuxiac.com 21 comments

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Canonical is investing in research aimed at automating the translation of large C codebases into Rust, using AppArmor and snap-confine as practical examples to highlight the project’s potential benefits. This initiative could enhance software safety and maintainability in critical systems.

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