Comment by jart

It was probably a condition of getting funding.

In the NGO world using or funding greenfield C/C++ is a great way to make yourself a social pariah I bet.

A corporation wouldn't care, because they're driven by what makes dollars and cents.

But in non-profits (which Ladybird chose to be part of) it's all about ideology.

The only way to get an exemption is if you're doing AI which he isn't.