Why are the Rust proponents so triggered by what seems to be an honest question about the popularity of Rust? I don't know the first thing about Elixir or Erlang but I realize there are some powerful properties of BEAM and if there seemed to be a trend to rewrite apps into BEAM apps I would want to know what am I missing out on that, if clued-in, I would join the rush as well. I think that's what OP is saying here (perhaps clumsily) but why vote the question down so aggressively? Makes you look like a thin-skinned lot who don't like to explain yourselves which would be a reason to avoid the "Rustacean" community.
"Dear linuxfoundation. Can you please clarify the precise violation of the code of conduct in this case. Many of us watching these events are interested in your process and reasoning. We may not wish to support events that use unfair and arbitrary processes." [0]
That tweet from Uncle Bob reassures me that I'm not the only one confused. In reading through the tweets I'm still not sure what the offense in question was (and I don't have all afternoon to sift through tweets to figure it out).
Given the target devices for KaiOS, wouldn't AOT compiled apps have the problem of not being sure which CPU will be supported? It's probably not as big of an issue today but at the inexpensive, low-power side of the spectrum there might be a diversity of CPUs within a year or two... is KaiOS going to host compiler services in the cloud to dynamically compile apps for the myriad possible CPUs out there? While consuming more battery, using JavaScript to power the apps not only lowers the barrier to entry for app developers but creates a common target for all hardware vendors to support. That said, I do like the idea of these devices having the ability to run native code as that would get more like from the battery.
If Palantir is contracted to provide services, then the data they collect and the way they use it internally is almost certainly beyond the reach of a FOIA request. Then again, this sort of plausible deniability Big Brother crap is nothing new to governments at all levels. Steve Rambam has been mentioning for years that the three-letter-agencies used to GIVE mountains of data to companies like InfoUSA and tell them to cross reference it with everything they had... and sell them answers to queries. Why outsource it all? Because FOIA cannot be used to answer the question "How did you arrive at your investigative solutions."
Perhaps it should be law that if you cannot find such answers by FOIA then the information shouldn't be admissible in court.