Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:46:43 -0700 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: FreeBSD questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Dennis Ritchie has died. A suggestion Message-ID: <20111013234643.GQ14162@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <011A9DDF-464D-49A7-B0F9-96AF6360ED62@olivent.com> References: <20111013203815.GA77278@slackbox.erewhon.net> <011A9DDF-464D-49A7-B0F9-96AF6360ED62@olivent.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] 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! -- .O. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com ..O | sterling@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJOl3hjAAoJEIpckszW26+RW7wH/2iFmn32fyFx0tImXjtKCBON YLRI7JoqvxQjsDCe/mCMihKt7OsBaxDxryXO3PTlEQxZt+tBFJJlwbx3ntK5PKOL 7Y7LEmJT2oCs4L/J5tzvTJlClZmLATdlrX22FxfH3rH2HvQjDTIutxvtE0WU6Nio 6XLCTn45A6iCxLS1ztL/AGD86Ejkg846uLg9o63YnsEDkWzgLCn6Iet9VvtrIv7h snNqs6OmFKpu6wQDfOKBPcAgoltKnT4CYyrdowKLTf5jpod6aszvFw8OBRxtJho9 Cc1eyjVd6pT0Deh7JSKlNQETltdd68Eb0sO1YaosRJelmjwXPJNVrqEkEZgXzDo= =IB0s -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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