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Re:Safer Linux Kernel Modules Using the D Programming Language on Thursday January 05, 2023 @03:55PM (#34266402)
Apparently D is in the middle of adding an ownership system that would not require GC for safety: https://dlang.org/spec/ob.html
Re:End-to-end encrypted messages need more than libsignal on Saturday December 10, 2022 @07:53AM (#33932181)
The FSF does appear to prefer copyright assignment over DCOs[1], but as of last year GCC contributions only require a DCO[2].

[1] https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/FSF-copyright-handling [2] https://lwn.net/Articles/857791/