[camus2]

> a GC is not an impediment in a systems language,

You'd have to define what you mean by system language at first place before making such a claim.

[pjmlp]

A programming language capable of building the whole stack from the boot loader, usually written in Assembly, drivers, all the way up to user space applications.

The only programming language for a single platform, besides a little Assembly for hardware integration.

The traditional CS definition of systems programming languages on OS research literature.