mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06The Rust Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to stewarding the Rust programming language and its global community.
The Rust Foundation is pleased to welcome Wild to the Rust Innovation Lab: the Rust Foundation's home for projects that power critical infrastructure.
Wild is a linker with the goal of being very fast for iterative development. Wild is maintained by David Lattimore along with a growing group of contributors. Development is supported financially by Rust Foundation Platinum Member AWS.
Read the announcement: https://rustfoundation.org/media/welcoming-wild-to-the-rust-innovation-lab/
Big infrastructure security win for #rustlang: we've rolled out Ubuntu Pro on some of our servers thanks to 25 donated subscriptions from Canonical. Extended patching + reboot-free kernel updates for systems like docs.rs and Crater 🎉 Learn more from @MarcoIeni@hachyderm.io https://rustfoundation.org/media/strengthening-rust-infrastructure-security-with-ubuntu-pro/
The Rust Foundation is proud to join the Sustaining Package Registries Working Group as a founding member. As open source consumption approaches 10 trillion downloads annually, the gap between what registries like crates.io demand and the resources to sustain them has become a supply chain risk. It's time to treat registry sustainability as a shared responsibility.
[NEWS] OpenAI has joined the Rust Foundation as a Platinum Member and committed additional funding to programs and goals across the Rust ecosystem. Sustaining and strengthening a language like Rust requires this kind of support, and we are grateful to OpenAI for stepping up! 🎉
https://rustfoundation.org/media/rust-foundation-welcomes-openai-as-platinum-member-announces-donation-to-rust-project/ #rustlang #openai
Five new members have joined the Rust Foundation!
Silver: @i32@crabby.fyi , Convex, Renesas, and Peeriot
Associate: Processing Foundation
Rust is growing across consulting, cloud infra, edge hardware, semiconductors, and visual art. 🦀
🦀 Learn Rust from scratch in Barcelona: June 29 & 30, 15:00–20:00 at Cibernàrium 22@!
Rust Foundation member @mainmatter@fosstodon.org is running a hands-on workshop at Upskilling Week. No prior experience needed. Complete it and earn a verifiable Rust Foundation Credly badge.
[NEWS] We just launched the Rust Foundation Trusted Training (RFTT) program: a formal accreditation for Rust training providers from the Rust Foundation.
Our founding cohort of accredited providers: @mainmatter@fosstodon.org, @i32@crabby.fyi, Doulos, Wyliodrin, & @ferrous@social.ferrous-systems.com.
Read the announcement: https://rustfoundation.org/media/rust-foundation-trusted-training-program-launches-giving-learners-a-mark-of-quality-to-trust/
Find trusted training for learners or apply as a provider at https://rustfoundation.org/rftt
In this TMS podcast interview, Rust Foundation Infrastructure Engineer @MarcoIeni@hachyderm.io shares his journey in the Rust ecosystem, from open source contributor to maintainer, speaker, and community builder.
He discusses the challenges of supporting Rust infrastructure at scale and offers practical advice for anyone interested in contributing to open source.
Watch the full interview:
https://youtu.be/alW8mcSrD1Y
Fresh off becoming an RFTT-accredited training provider, @mainmatter@fosstodon.org brought "Learn Rust from Scratch" to Barcelona's 1st-ever Upskilling Week on June 30 🦀
2 evenings, hands-on exercises, learners from every background all diving into Rust for the 1st time! https://rustfoundation.org/media/recap-learning-rust-from-scratch-with-mainmatter-at-barcelonas-first-ever-upskilling-week/
🎉 Congratulations to Rust Foundation Security Engineer Walter Pearce, for being named to the inaugural @openssf@social.lfx.dev Ambassador Program cohort!
In addition to his leadership of our #rustlang Security Initiative, Walter's 14+ years in security (including offensive security work at Epic Games and Blizzard and consulting for Fortune 100 companies) makes him a perfect fit for this program.
Learn more about this recent honor on our blog:
https://rustfoundation.org/media/congratulations-walter-pearce-openssf-ambassador/
The Rust Foundation's Interop Initiative is entering a new phase. After deep engagement with the C++ standardization community, we're shifting our primary focus to near-term improvements. Read the latest update from @JoelMarcey@hachyderm.io: https://rustfoundation.org/media/rust-foundation-interop-initiative-update-from-research-to-implementation/
We're building the Rust Commercial Network: A free community where the companies running Rust in production work together and with Rust community members to advance language adoption.
First public meeting: June 22, 4pm UTC. All welcome.
More info: https://rustfoundation.org/media/building-the-rust-commercial-network-a-home-for-rust-in-production/
[NEWS] Today, the Rust Foundation officially launched the Rust Commercial Network (RCN): a free, open community for organizations building Rust in production to collaborate and share real-world use cases with to the Rust Project. Founding members span big tech, Rust specialists, and community orgs.
Announcement: https://rustfoundation.org/media/rust-commercial-network-launches-to-bring-commercial-users-of-rust-language-together/
Get involved: https://rustfoundation.org/rust-commercial-network/
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Some reflections from @lorilorusso@hachyderm.io (Rust Foundation Director of Outreach) on what OpenAI's new membership and additional contribution mean for the maintainers and open source projects that make #rustlang what it is: https://rustfoundation.org/media/on-openais-support-for-rust/
Read the latest blog post by @JoelMarcey@hachyderm.io (Rust Foundation Director of Technology) to learn more about new AI Security Engineer in Residence, Jacob Finkelman. This role was made possible for the #rustlang ecosystem with support from Alpha-Omega. https://rustfoundation.org/media/an-ai-security-engineer-in-residence-for-the-rust-ecosystem/
Excited to spotlight one of the first #rustlang training providers to earn our "Rust Foundation Trusted Training" designation: @mainmatter@fosstodon.org!
Learn more about the high quality training offerings they bring to the Rust ecosystem on our blog: https://rustfoundation.org/media/rust-foundation-trusted-training-spotlight-mainmatter/
Please join us in welcoming the newest Rust Foundation Team Member: Infrastructure Engineer, Ubiratan Soares 🎉
Learn more about @ubiratansoares@hachyderm.io in our latest blog post: https://rustfoundation.org/media/welcoming-infrastructure-engineer-ubiratan-soares-to-the-rust-foundation-team/
When a coordinated phishing attack hit open source package registries, the Rust Foundation was ready. Thanks to the Alpha-Omega Project's support, we had a dedicated security team, shared intelligence channels, and direct escalation paths to GitHub.
Lori Lorusso told the full story at Open Source #SecurityCon Europe and now there's a case study to go with it! 🔒
Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9nmzSiLkl0
Case study: https://alpha-omega.dev/blog/case-study-from-phishing-to-fast-response-how-alpha-omega-enabled-a-cross-ecosystem-security-super-team/
The Rust Foundation has joined Datadog's Open Source Program!
We now have access to Datadog's unified observability platform to help keep the infrastructure powering the Rust ecosystem reliable and secure for developers worldwide. Thank you, Datadog 🦀
https://rustfoundation.org/media/rust-foundation-joins-datadogs-open-source-program/
10 years of #rustlang at #FOSDEM — and what a journey! 🦀
From a small discussion space to a packed 500+ seat devroom, the community keeps growing. Read this guest recap from organizers Ewan Higgs & @lucab@fosstodon.org on our blog where they reflect on a decade of Rust at FOSDEM — and what’s changed along the way.
https://rustfoundation.org/media/guest-blog-fosdem-2026-rust-devroom-in-review/
Project Directors David Wood and Carol Nichols are back with a combined update from the Rust Foundation's April and May board meetings. This monthly series aims to shed light on board-level discussions for the wider community.
https://rustfoundation.org/media/project-director-update-april-may-2026/
The Rust Foundation has joined partners across the tech and security community to urge EU policymakers to prioritize memory safety in its cybersecurity strategy.
A safer digital ecosystem is possible when we adopt modern, memory-safe technology.
Read the joint statement: https://trifectatech.org/blog/support-memory-safety-incentives-in-eu-cybersecurity-policies/
Find out what was covered during the Rust Foundation's March 2026 board meeting directly from two of our Project Directors: David Wood and Carol Nichols:
https://rustfoundation.org/media/project-director-update-march-2026/
@rust@social.rust-lang.org is participating in Google Summer of Code 2026 🦀🎓
Interested in contributing to Rust through #GSoC? Now’s the time to start exploring ideas!
🗓️ Proposals open: March 16
⏳ Deadline: March 31 (18:00 UTC)
Explore project ideas + proposal guide:
https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/02/19/Rust-participates-in-GSoC-2026/
@rustconf@hachyderm.io has a shiny new look to honor its 10th birthday!
Many exciting announcements for the Sept 8-11 event to come — in the meantime, check out the revamped rustconf.com 👀
The Rust Foundation Project Directors are back with an update on the January and February board meetings. Take a look to find out what's been happening — from crates.io updates to RustConf news and more. 🦀
https://rustfoundation.org/media/project-director-update-january-february-2026/
What is the Rust Innovation Lab — and what comes next for it?
The RIL is where the Rust Foundation hosts Rust projects that fill gaps for developers or showcase what the language can do. We provide things like structure, security best practices, marketing support, ecosystem connections, and more.
Our inaugural project rustls is live. Now we’re thinking about what’s next:
https://rustfoundation.org/media/whats-next-for-the-rust-innovation-lab/
🦀 Rust-Edu is back and looking for contributors!
The initiative focused on bringing #rustlang into academic and university settings is relaunching, co-led by Mordecai Etukudo of Rust Africa and Bart Massey.
They're forming an Organizing Committee and want educators, developers, students, and community builders to get involved.
Learn more about how to get involved in this important mission in our recent cross-post: https://rustfoundation.org/media/guest-post-announcing-the-2026-rust-edu-refresh-and-cfp/
🌱 Sponsor the Rust Foundation Maintainers Fund on GitHub: github.com/sponsors/rustfoundation
The software powering much of the world's critical infrastructure runs on human time and energy. The RFMF provides stable, long-term support to the maintainers who keep Rust evolving. Directing this support is a shared effort with the Rust Project's Funding Team.
Read more: rustfoundation.org/media/help-fund-the-people-who-build-rust/
#rustlang
Rust Foundation Project Directors and active Rust contributors @carol@crabby.fyi and @davidtwco@fosstodon.org have just shared their latest recap of the Rust Foundation board meeting. Check it out on our blog or on the @rust@social.rust-lang.org blog 🦀
https://rustfoundation.org/media/project-director-update-january-2025/