1: From: Cleverguy I have this idea. Why don't we rewrite the kernel in C++? Here's a patch. [insert patch here] 2: From: Richard B. Johnson The kernel already is in C++. 3: From: Robert Love Do they even have C++ on your planet? 4: From: Cleverguy You don't need to be rude. C++ has many advantages. You can't write a modern object oriented Operating System in C. C++ has exceptions and inheritence, what more could you want? 5: From: Linux Torvalds Some thinking, for one thing. 6: From: Christoph Hellwig And we should better take the crack away from the person who wrote that post. Enough for today, this code makes me sick. 7: From: Al Viro Vetoed. 8: From: Cleverguy C++ is the greatest language ever! 9: From: Robert Love Is not! 10: From: Cleverguy Is too! 11,13,15: From: Robert Love Is not! 12,14,16: From: Cleverguy Is too! 17: From: David S. Miller If anyone posts furthur on this topic I will unsubscribe them permanently. 18: From: Cleverguy You're suppressing free speech. C++ is the greatest language and you're just not smart enough to understand! 19: PAUSE ONE MONTH LATER 20: From: Newbie So, I've just started using Linux, and I was wondering why you don't write it in C++? It'd be *MUCH* better...