Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:12:26 +0300 From: "Luchesar V. ILIEV" <luchesar.iliev@gmail.com> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dennis Ritchie has died. A suggestion Message-ID: <4E97543A.4040406@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20111013203815.GA77278@slackbox.erewhon.net> References: <20111013203815.GA77278@slackbox.erewhon.net>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 13/10/2011 23:38, 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 just (coincidentally) joined the list, and I'm absolutely not the person who can judge how (or if at all) it would be appropriate for FreeBSD to react to Ritchie's passing. However, since my "conversion" to Unix, I've had the highest regard for its pioneers, and therefore, also as a long-time FreeBSD user, would absolutely welcome such dedication of FreeBSD 9.0 or any appropriate tribute to Ritchie. Best regards, Luchesar - -- i.dea.is/luchesar -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJOl1QpAAoJENvaS4iaH+7/RSoH/3Z/j6BXyAr7H8cMT0zfnIbW yYBK8rQWb+hNCVBDGkUxgaf0MArAgAlE2X2IijA5cCTgTt1K7VC/zce2Ok/efrx7 oWsLIWtTtGJRQDF6atUV2UmC8wgYaS7ci7gPRtT8sYFeB1lO6kE3fys08PYGxPsU vam2VBMfEg+layCDhWYBtmGisvXq48gTsrgiCDKWEipuF0GQRdzQCDF9gcSjkLfg 1IQxD1FvFMbA+3vEb9FvD/iHVlHRPc6KeBD/sjcAISGNqju3MVyG3XCXR0jQvh0E hZaI/3vRdyRXjMtPH3+hgymbxAFShJL2o2wculbyFkHfhgeZRIffhbWst3xzT54= =pdtg -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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