In some future, of course, but that future is decades away. C is a living language with no shortage of active users and a learning curve that's not very steep for systems programmers working in other language.
It can feel daunting to today's web and application developers who are used to an opaque curtain between themselves and the underlying system architecture, but systems programmers using C++, Rust, etc already work behind that curtain (but with thicker gloves). They've often worked with C in the past, at least in education or experiment, and can ramp up on the footgun quirks with some intentional study when taking it up professionally.
There are arguments against picking C for some new systems projects, but -- outside a lack of systems programmers more broadly -- there's no pressing concern around finding maintainers for what already exists.
It can feel daunting to today's web and application developers who are used to an opaque curtain between themselves and the underlying system architecture, but systems programmers using C++, Rust, etc already work behind that curtain (but with thicker gloves). They've often worked with C in the past, at least in education or experiment, and can ramp up on the footgun quirks with some intentional study when taking it up professionally.
There are arguments against picking C for some new systems projects, but -- outside a lack of systems programmers more broadly -- there's no pressing concern around finding maintainers for what already exists.