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NetBSD is unlikely to adopt Rust in its kernel due to several technical constraints: limited architecture support where Rust isn't available, complex compiler bootstrapping requirements that conflict with NetBSD's source-only distribution philosophy, significant maintenance overhead, and incompatible release cycles. NetBSD supports releases for years (NetBSD 9 from 2020 is still supported), making it impractical to ship a Rust compiler that would quickly become too outdated for modern code. The project has already made unconventional choices like adding Lua to the kernel for rapid driver prototyping, but remains more conservative than FreeBSD or Linux in technical decisions.

Rust in the Kernel, and other odd decisions · benzblog