Abandoning C would mean abandoing one of the very cornerstones of UNIX, or even the heart and soul of UNIX. While I won't be shedding many tears over that, I do expect OpenBSD to remain one of the last fortresses of C instead of being in the forefront of abandoning it. It it their way of doing things and they have showed little interest for appeasing the masses by changing themselves.

So while I don't like C (or UNIX for that matter) I still do celebrate the fact that these people are actually doing something and even more importantly they are doing what they want despite the naysayers and doing it well.