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> When libraries start calling abort out of the blue it's like the janitor deciding to send everyone home for the day because their mop broke.

A more apt analogy would be the janitor that pulls the fire alarm because they saw smoke coming out of the boiler room. So yes, it's their call to make, and it would be the right call.

Besides, as lifthrasiir points out, you can isolate this behavior in Rust, akin to triggering the fire alarm for a single building, but not for the entire complex.




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