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
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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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