Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:41:24 -0600 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dennis Ritchie has died. A suggestion Message-ID: <20111014134123.GC83001@guilt.hydra> In-Reply-To: <201110141220.p9ECKsUt039323@mail.r-bonomi.com> References: <20111013234643.GQ14162@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <201110141220.p9ECKsUt039323@mail.r-bonomi.com>
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On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 07:20:54AM -0500, Robert Bonomi wrote:
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I'm conflicted about whether that's a good pun or a bad pun. =
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> Consider this another opinion in favor of the proposal. =
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Y'know, I'm not sure whether it's appropriate to post obituaries on =
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official FreeBSD related Websites, but if it is, I can think of no better =
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time than now -- in honor of Dennis Ritchie, one of the most important =
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figures in all of Unix development, influential beyond what anyone is =
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likely to fully realized even outside of the Unix lineage itself. =
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Yeah, I've just convinced myself. Even if it is generally not considered =
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appropriate, I think making an exception in this very exceptional case is =
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difficult to resist. I'll offer my voice in the chorus of support as =
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well. =
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Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] =
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[ Dennis Ritchie, Innovator: ] =
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[ http://blogstrapping.com/?page=3D2011.286.13.52.17 ]
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