Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:20:54 -0500 (CDT) From: Robert Bonomi <bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dennis Ritchie has died. A suggestion Message-ID: <201110141220.p9ECKsUt039323@mail.r-bonomi.com> In-Reply-To: <20111013234643.GQ14162@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
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> From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Thu Oct 13 18:47:49 2011 > 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 > > 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! I think it's fair to say it would be 'Ritchie-deserved'. Consider this another opinion in favor of the proposal.
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