From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 14 13:42:40 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 5A962106566C for ; Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:42:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from oproxy1-pub.bluehost.com (oproxy1.bluehost.com [IPv6:2605:dc00:100:2::a1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2265E8FC0C for ; Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:42:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 24137 invoked by uid 0); 14 Oct 2011 13:42:39 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box543.bluehost.com) (74.220.219.143) by oproxy1.bluehost.com with SMTP; 14 Oct 2011 13:42:39 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=apotheon.com; s=default; h=In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Mime-Version:References:Message-ID:Subject:To:From:Date; bh=C6MS1dPeJHsk3L+0vPB7uSkCtqIFyhS4ePoN/JmUK9Y=; b=dezoiAJrDpqKf57q/BGs5y34TQpUaogH8uLAUxw4uncWHnjHpV5En4YD5BlbpZ6ubIqwTc6Z3DsjU7rXtpmuAbPCG1b/RcTG2JLwMZBQQAbNYI3bfB78z/WToWqpCrKd; Received: from c-24-8-180-234.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.8.180.234] helo=kukaburra.hydra) by box543.bluehost.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1REi22-0002PW-I2 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:42:39 -0600 Received: by kukaburra.hydra (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:41:24 -0600 Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:41:24 -0600 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20111014134123.GC83001@guilt.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20111013234643.GQ14162@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <201110141220.p9ECKsUt039323@mail.r-bonomi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="Bu8it7iiRSEf40bY" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201110141220.p9ECKsUt039323@mail.r-bonomi.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Identified-User: {2737:box543.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.org} {sentby:smtp auth 24.8.180.234 authed with ren@apotheon.org} 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 13:42:40 -0000 --Bu8it7iiRSEf40bY Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 07:20:54AM -0500, Robert Bonomi wrote: > = = =20 > I think it's fair to say it would be 'Ritchie-deserved'. = = =20 = = =20 I'm conflicted about whether that's a good pun or a bad pun. = = =20 = = =20 = = =20 > = = =20 > Consider this another opinion in favor of the proposal. = = =20 = = =20 Y'know, I'm not sure whether it's appropriate to post obituaries on = = =20 official FreeBSD related Websites, but if it is, I can think of no better = = =20 time than now -- in honor of Dennis Ritchie, one of the most important = = =20 figures in all of Unix development, influential beyond what anyone is = = =20 likely to fully realized even outside of the Unix lineage itself. = = =20 = = =20 Yeah, I've just convinced myself. Even if it is generally not considered = = =20 appropriate, I think making an exception in this very exceptional case is = = =20 difficult to resist. I'll offer my voice in the chorus of support as = = =20 well. = = =20 = = =20 -- = = =20 Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] = = =20 [ Dennis Ritchie, Innovator: ] = = =20 [ http://blogstrapping.com/?page=3D2011.286.13.52.17 ] --Bu8it7iiRSEf40bY Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk6YPAMACgkQ9mn/Pj01uKV8lwCg8aKRypvJGTRRACb3PXdbbtoW dZYAn2v2piomWwqbrjgjfyWn0cqxBrCa =Frow -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Bu8it7iiRSEf40bY--