Additionally, Linux wasn't as secure as it is now out of starting gates. It's a very effective and well-written piece of software, but there have been high prof

Additionally, Linux wasn't as secure as it is now out of starting gates. It's a very effective and well-written piece of software, but there have been high profile bugs and exploits. C code isn't impossible to make safe, but there is an argument to be made that it needs more attention towards safety (and therefore developer time) than a language that makes certain types of bugs impossible. The space shuttle software was written in assembly language, but it damn sure had a ton of people working on it who valued safety (not necessarily security as we know it now) as one of the highest priorities.