# The Sound of Rust

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/512/
> We take a "Rust-only tools" challenge for a week and admit what worked, and what sucked. Plus, a surprise guest.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 512
- Date: 2023-05-28
- Hosts: chris, wes, brent
- Duration: 01:13:58
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/38317c5e-8541-447c-9bdb-bdb64923deea.mp3



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### Episode Links

  * [Why I left Rust](https://www.jntrnr.com/why-i-left-rust/ "Why I left Rust")
  * [LinuxFest Northwest 2023](https://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/ "LinuxFest Northwest 2023")
  * [LinuxFest Northwest 2023 Call for Speakers](https://sessionize.com/lfnw2023 "LinuxFest Northwest 2023 Call for Speakers")
  * [GrapheneOS on Twitter](https://twitter.com/grapheneos/status/1662490320133664770?s=12&t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A "GrapheneOS on Twitter") — GrapheneOS will be undergoing restructuring of the organization and development team. Daniel Micay has stepped down as lead developer and will be stepping down as a non-profit director. Features and security patches will continue to be delivered to users as rapidly as before.
  * [Daniel Micay on Twitter](https://twitter.com/danielmicay/status/1662558442458955777?s=12&t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A "Daniel Micay on Twitter") — It appears the wording above was unclear. I'm stepping down as a GrapheneOS Foundation director and as lead developer. I won't have any leadership role in the GrapheneOS project. It will take time/work to transfer my responsibilities to others, especially non-development roles.
  * [Google account deleted after 2 hours of Aurora](https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/13td3iq/google_account_deleted_after_2_hours_of_aurora/?utm_name=androidcss "Google account deleted after 2 hours of Aurora")
  * [Adopting Bitcoin 2023](https://adoptingbitcoin.org/2023/ "Adopting Bitcoin 2023")
  * [LUP on in the top 10 charts TWICE.](https://twitter.com/fountain_app/status/1662064650156949507 "LUP on in the top 10 charts TWICE.")
  * [Bitcoin Dad Pod](https://bitcoindadpod.fireside.fm/ "Bitcoin Dad Pod")
  * [Polaris](https://github.com/agersant/polaris "Polaris") — Polaris is a music streaming application, designed to let you enjoy your music collection from any computer or mobile device.
  * [Polaris Demo](https://demo.polaris.stream/ "Polaris Demo")
  * [docker-polaris: Small docker of Polaris based on Alpine Linux](https://github.com/ogarcia/docker-polaris "docker-polaris: Small docker of Polaris based on Alpine Linux")
  * [Polaris on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=agersant.polaris "Polaris on Google Play")
  * [Polaris Android on F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/packages/agersant.polaris/ "Polaris Android on F-Droid")
  * [Polarios on App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/polarios/id1662366309 "Polarios on App Store")
  * [Lapce](https://lapce.dev/ "Lapce") — Lapce is written in pure Rust with a UI in Druid (which is also written in Rust). It is designed with Rope Science from the Xi-Editor which makes for lightning-fast computation, and leverages OpenGL for rendering.
  * [Lapce on Flathub](https://flathub.org/apps/dev.lapce.lapce "Lapce on Flathub")
  * [Lapce packaged in Nix](https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&show=lapce&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=lapce "Lapce packaged in Nix")
  * [Lapce Plugins](https://plugins.lapce.dev/search/ "Lapce Plugins")
  * [flosse/text-editors-written-in-rust](https://github.com/flosse/text-editors-written-in-rust "flosse/text-editors-written-in-rust")
  * [xi-editor: A modern editor with a backend written in Rust.](https://github.com/xi-editor/xi-editor "xi-editor: A modern editor with a backend written in Rust.")
  * [awesome-alternatives-in-rust: A curated list of replacements for existing software written in Rust](https://github.com/TaKO8Ki/awesome-alternatives-in-rust "awesome-alternatives-in-rust: A curated list of replacements for existing software written in Rust")
  * [awesome-rust: A curated list of Rust code and resources.](https://github.com/rust-unofficial/awesome-rust "awesome-rust: A curated list of Rust code and resources.")
  * [BitFocus Companion](https://bitfocus.io/companion "BitFocus Companion") — Bitfocus Companion enables the reasonably priced Elgato Streamdeck to be a professional shotbox surface for a huge amount of different presentation switchers, video playback software and broadcast equipment.
  * [Podcasting 2.0 Apps](https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app&elements=Value "Podcasting 2.0 Apps")
  * [Alby](https://getalby.com/ "Alby")
  * [LINUX Unplugged on the Podcastindex.org](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/575694 "LINUX Unplugged on the Podcastindex.org")
  * [Pick: Please Run That](https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.Sebicodes99.Prt "Pick: Please Run That") — A Python socket app for letting a friend execute a command on your system without using a ssh server all, with a simple GUI It has active development and works OOTB.
  * [Pick: turtle](https://gitlab.gnome.org/philippun1/turtlegit "Pick: turtle") — Turtle is a gtk4 + libadwaita frontend for pygit2 with nautilus plugin support. The project is currently in a very early development stage.
  * [Chris Interviewed on Mere Mortals](https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/podcast/episode/7eb82808/chris-fisher-or-the-future-of-advertising-adopting-value-for-value-and-creating-jupiter-broadcasting "Chris Interviewed on Mere Mortals") — In Conversation #90, Chris and I discuss: what it's been like to have 25+ podcasts, the current nosedive in advertising, how value for value is creating a richer experience for podcasters, his mindset in analyzing technological ideas, the coming pain from the messed up financial system, why Bitcoin/AI won't be as impactful as the internet and traveling across the US in an RV.



