I think noone will change their minds, so why discussing?
Change someones mind about what? I'm not trying to convince people that they should always cast the return value of malloc; just pointing out that it can be benefical in some situations. My example showed that by using casting two bugs could have been avoided. This wasn't my opinion. It was a fact.

I (and as I see some others) keep doing it like the gurus, and you JoeSixpack keep casting.

I have learned that it is possible to program in a different style as the gurus, but I got to know, that it is somehow easier when you do what the gurus tell you
That's a really intellitgent pov, Shade. As I said above I'm not trying to convince anyone that they should cast the return value of malloc. My initial post was a question, hoping to start a debate on the subject. Not provoke mindless guru fanboyism such as that demonstrated by you among others. If you'd like to point out why casting is a bad thing in the context of the example I gave, then I'm all ears (or eyes). Otherwise you're contributing nothing.