Pocketbook has always been the best option for linux because it already runs Linux out of the box and is easily modifiable by design

In my experience the actual rust community that you’ll be seeing if you work with the language is actually incredibly nice and open minded. It’s got a lot of autistic people and other minorities who are more emotionally mature than a lot of adults. Rust people can be smug sometimes talking to “outsiders” but once you’re in the community the problem disappears