Dennis Ritchie has died. A suggestion
Ryan Coleman
editor at d3photography.com
Fri Oct 14 02:45:56 UTC 2011
I think this is a grand idea.
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Ryan Coleman
m. 612.910.3709
On Oct 13, 2011, at 18:46, Chip Camden <sterling at camdensoftware.com> wrote:
> Quoth mikel king on Thursday, 13 October 2011:
>> On Oct 13, 2011, at 4:38 PM, Roland Smith wrote:
>>
>>> With the recent death of Dennis Ritchie, we've lost one of the giants on whose
>>> shoulders we are standing. But rather that mourn his passing, I think it would
>>> be proper to remember and celebrate his achievements.
>>>
>>> His contributions to the C language and the UNIX operating system are a
>>> legacy that few can match.
>>>
>>> Therefore I would like to propose that the FreeBSD project dedicate the
>>> upcoming 9.0 release in his memory.
>>>
>>> Alternatively, an tribute on the FreeBSD website would be fitting, wouldn't it?
>>>
>>> Roland
>>
>>
>> I think this would be a fitting tribute...
>>
>
> Hear, hear!
>
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