C vs C++: The Linux case

I think that the debate "C vs C++" will end when the two langages died, and each one have its advantages and inconvenients, the choice of one instead of another depend on the application context.

Recently i read a famous linus torvalds opinion about C++, where he wrote:

"C++ is a horrible language. It's made more horrible by the fact that a lot of substandard programmers use it, to the point where it's much much easier to generate total and utter crap with it. Quite frankly, even if the choice of C were to do *nothing* but keep the C++ programmers out,that in itself would be a huge reason to use C."