[gpderetta]

OS are not the only use cases for system languages and developing a language to be tightly tied to an os (and viceversa) is a great way to condemn both to obscurity.

[amalcon]

Erm... I think Dennis Ritchie would have had a few things to say about that.

[gpderetta]

good point; though, while designed to work well with each other, neither unix nor C require the other.

[bluejekyll]

If you want a portable C, *libc is practically a requirement. Having POSIX is also a huge boon.