Expected by whom, exactly? The targets of Linus&#x27; ire aren&#x27;t his colleagues, they&#x27;re developers with unfounded opinions and more often than not, little experience with the kernel.  If someone publicly stated:<p>&quot;Why did you use C for the kernel? You should&#x27;ve used C++.&quot;,<p>I&#x27;d probably call them a moron too.