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by grkvlt 3217 days ago
> And actually most of the C and C++ bugs beside the bad logical implementation which would be a fault of a person who write the code is the problem with not dealocated memory or pointers that point to a wrong part of memory and make programs crashes. In other words buffer overflows and stack smashing which all lead to segfaulting or even worse if they are not properly handled by the operating system like in case of Micro$hit windblows.

Yes, I would hope no kernel contributor ever refers to Micro$hit windblows, or has such atrocious grammar and communication skills. It seems like this guy is trying to explain the C memory model, but doing a terrible job. I would have guessed that most of the commenters are children in high school, but worryingly many seem to be full-grown adults.

This excerpt (above) is from a comment made by a GitHub account that is six years old and who claims to be an 'Experienced Linux System Admin'...