From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 14 22:47:01 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 0B6171065672 for ; Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:47:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wormintrude@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f54.google.com (mail-bw0-f54.google.com [209.85.214.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 795438FC14 for ; Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:47:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bkbzu17 with SMTP id zu17so284029bkb.13 for ; Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:46:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=yTjT8M5SL5g78326l+ragY7W5/wP3jJ2ihdmgag2Vrg=; b=ZuP3JIHdwWEzqdzG0AyBygJI3pv+Qij1PEjfwa/qp+ObmloUwCuHGB30kI8lIxwjt4 tTA7ND6oeXGRlfVg1c9q+4UpGfbdUlvRCgj8CgUabYXAodHBABIWZy3/sT2Xyx5arDGx IlgvsGNO/lDvP1CpTY7cPuIBBM3DiHg/4MXUY= Received: by 10.223.76.11 with SMTP id a11mr6467303fak.1.1318630611314; Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:16:51 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.152.19.2 with HTTP; Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:16:31 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20111014221109.GB30588@thought.org> References: <20111013203815.GA77278@slackbox.erewhon.net> <011A9DDF-464D-49A7-B0F9-96AF6360ED62@olivent.com> <20111014221109.GB30588@thought.org> From: Mariano Vecchioli Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:16:31 -0300 Message-ID: To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 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 22:47:01 -0000 +1 to Codename Ritchie. Mariano Vecchioli wormintrude@gmail.com On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 7:11 PM, Gary Kline wrote: > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 05:43:25PM -0400, mikel king wrote: > > Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:43:25 -0400 > > From: mikel king > > Subject: Re: Dennis Ritchie has died. A suggestion > > To: Roland Smith > > Cc: FreeBSD questions > > X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) > > > > > > 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. > > > both dennis's and ken's ... and for that matter the entire > bunch from murry hill. somewhere in my jumble of books in > my True Bible, 'the c programming language' that i had > dennis autograph 20+ years ago. in my NSHO, that book is > the best book every written. it's just one of dennis's > 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 > > > -- > > > R.F.Smith > http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ > > > [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much > appreciated] > > > pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: > C321A725) > > > > > > I think this would be a fitting tribute... > > > hm. given that ken finished up at berkeley in '69 and > '70, isn't it overdue to have at least a page that mentions > the BSD link to its origin and inspiration? > > > {sigh} > > gary > > > > > > > > Regards, > > Mikel King > > mikel.king@olivent.com > > o: 631.627.3055 | c: 646.530.3320 | skype: mikel.king | > http://bit.ly/mk-resume > > http://bit.ly/mk-twttr | http://linkd.in/mk-in | http://on.fb.me/mk-fb | > http://bit.ly/mk-contact > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > -- > Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service > Unix > Journey Toward the Dawn, E-Book: http://www.thought.org > The 8.51a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >