> (a Rust rewrite of the standard GNU coreutils -- ls, cp, rm, cat, sort, etc), which are installed by default in Ubuntu 25.10.

0 benefits and only risks involved. Users are forced to choose between a worse new version or an older version that will no longer be supported. Like SystemD all over again.

It feels like there is a phenomenon where software devs (especially Open Source) have to keep developing even when just doing nothing would result in a better product. Like there's some monetization incentives to keep touching the thing so that you can get paid.