Note to the C++ standards committee members on profiles and safety [pdf]

Tone is urgent:

    C++, usually under the misleading label C/C++, is under attack from the US and EU regulatory bodies, the managements of several powerful commercial organizations, and just about everybody promoting a different language for anything C++ is used for or might be used for (e.g., see references). In particular, the US government demands a plan for achieving memory safety by 2026 and several important organizations will follow that. Without the support from the committee this will imply
    • Disuse of C++ for many important new projects
    • Decreased funding for future development of C++ language, libraries, and tools
    This is unprecedented and ignores C++ strengths. This has already started.

So urgent, some of Bjarne's "facts" are not strictly true, like "US government demands a plan for achieving memory safety by 2026". AFAIK there is no binding rule.

See also: "The Plethora of Problems With Profiles" at https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2025/p35...