Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:45:38 -0500 From: Ryan Coleman <editor@d3photography.com> To: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> Cc: FreeBSD questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Dennis Ritchie has died. A suggestion Message-ID: <4CEAD4FC-1B7B-489D-8BBB-79CB9D9ADB10@d3photography.com> In-Reply-To: <20111013234643.GQ14162@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> References: <20111013203815.GA77278@slackbox.erewhon.net> <011A9DDF-464D-49A7-B0F9-96AF6360ED62@olivent.com> <20111013234643.GQ14162@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
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I think this is a grand idea.=20 -- Ryan Coleman m. 612.910.3709 On Oct 13, 2011, at 18:46, Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> 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
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