From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 14 02:45:56 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D42D106564A for ; Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:45:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from editor@d3photography.com) Received: from server.cwis.biz (70-89-202-5-invergrove-mn.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [70.89.202.5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31BCE8FC0C for ; Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:45:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from server.cwis.biz (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server.cwis.biz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35587278E5D4; Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:49:06 -0500 (CDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at cwis.biz Received: from server.cwis.biz ([127.0.0.1]) by server.cwis.biz (server.cwis.biz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Lft6VkL7ownT; Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:48:53 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [192.168.0.131] (71-220-19-79.mpls.qwest.net [71.220.19.79]) by server.cwis.biz (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 28B12278E5D3; Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:48:53 -0500 (CDT) References: <20111013203815.GA77278@slackbox.erewhon.net> <011A9DDF-464D-49A7-B0F9-96AF6360ED62@olivent.com> <20111013234643.GQ14162@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <20111013234643.GQ14162@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Message-Id: <4CEAD4FC-1B7B-489D-8BBB-79CB9D9ADB10@d3photography.com> X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9A334) From: Ryan Coleman Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:45:38 -0500 To: Chip Camden Cc: FreeBSD questions Subject: Re: Dennis Ritchie has died. A suggestion X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:45:56 -0000 I think this is a grand idea.=20 -- Ryan Coleman m. 612.910.3709 On Oct 13, 2011, at 18:46, Chip Camden wrote: > Quoth mikel king on Thursday, 13 October 2011: >> On Oct 13, 2011, at 4:38 PM, Roland Smith wrote: >>=20 >>> 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. >>>=20 >>> His contributions to the C language and the UNIX operating system are a >>> legacy that few can match. >>>=20 >>> Therefore I would like to propose that the FreeBSD project dedicate the >>> upcoming 9.0 release in his memory. >>>=20 >>> Alternatively, an tribute on the FreeBSD website would be fitting, would= n't it? >>>=20 >>> Roland >>=20 >>=20 >> I think this would be a fitting tribute... >>=20 >=20 > Hear, hear! >=20 > --=20 > .O. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com > ..O | sterling@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com > OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com