foundation-faq-2020 VS Rusoto

You can read all about it here, a great FAQ put together when the foundation was first started.

No. As I understand it, https://github.com/rust-lang/foundation-faq-2020/blob/main/FAQ.md#q-hiring

Not quite 50/50, but from the FAQ (https://github.com/rust-lang/foundation-faq-2020/blob/main/FAQ.md#q-bylaws):

That is possible; see this FAQ for more details. But the foundation will start with small things and plans to extend its scope with time. It's unlikely that you'll notice a difference anytime soon. The foundation could potentially pay contributors for implementing features, but there are currently no plans for this.

While Rust seems like a great programming language, I have come across some criticisms of it which appear to have some validity. Comparatively more impactful than what Drew describes here is the trademark problem that's listed on Hyperbola GNU/Linux site's webpage titled Rust's Freedom Flaws: https://wiki.hyperbola.info/doku.php?id=en:main:rusts_freedo...

*Please be aware that the rust project is now independent of Mozilla, so the following is not based on the latest information available.

Rust and also Cargo (the Rust package manager) violate the freedom to redistribute without “explicit” approval. Their trademark license imposes requirements for the distribution of modified versions that make it inconvenient to exercise freedom 3. The Rust's Media Guide says it merely supplements the official Mozilla trademark policy; it doesn't replace it. Since their trademark policy applies, then everything in that list (including Rust and Cargo) pulls in the same issue as Firefox and Thunderbird.

In short, Mozilla won't be happy with us applying patches and modifications to their trademarked language without “explicit approval”, except for non-commercial usage, so it is a freedom issue. For further references, there is a report in Rust about those trademark restrictions and Niko's response (one of the members of the Rust Legal Team).

I'm not an expert in this stuff, but this sounds like it could bear some weight. Currently the problem has not been resolved and it is still a matter to be considered by the rust board. Here is the latest thread on the problem I could find on the rust-lang GitHub: https://github.com/rust-lang/foundation-faq-2020/issues/35

They have an unhelpfully generic answer to that in their FAQ: "After spending a significant amount of time researching potential umbrella organizations, we decided that our best option was to incorporate an independent entity. Rust is a technology and community that is value driven and we simply didn’t find an organization that we felt was aligned with our community goals. This does mean more work for us, especially upfront, but we think the tradeoff is worth it."

https://github.com/rust-lang/foundation-faq-2020/blob/main/F...

A small note on the Rust AWS SDK. It is currently in Developer Preview. However, the project's latest README indicates that it's production-ready, but not production-supported. More of a use-at-your-own-risk type of thing. At this point, I personally would be comfortable shipping with it, but I know that some might prefer something that is marked production-ready. If you want to explore another AWS SDK, rusoto might be for you. However, I imagine the SDK will go GA soon. That's a hunch and NOTHING official. I am not speaking for AWS here.

rusoto

For AWS, there is both the new official SDK preview (https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-rust), and the older unofficial one (https://github.com/rusoto/rusoto). I've not used the new one, but rusoto was excellent when I used it a few years ago.

There's an draft PR to fix this, but it seems to have stalled.

And if the "preview" bit turns you off, Rusoto still works perfectly well and is mature (but in maintenance mode)

And i created an issue on GitHub https://github.com/rusoto/rusoto/issues/1955

Maybe start by having an AWS SDK for Rust that isn't community supported by one or two employees on their off time?

https://github.com/rusoto/rusoto

While not official, there is at least one or two Amazonians working on https://github.com/rusoto/rusoto which is a pretty great Rust AWS SDK.