[cperciva]

given the business you run and the work you do for the Freebsd team

Are you getting confused between tptacek and me?

[tptacek]

Hey, why don't you use C++? :)

[cperciva]

I think Tavis put it best: C is easier to audit because it's transparent. With C++ you can have innocuous-looking source code and have the compiler doing all sorts of crazy things behind your back.