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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--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--
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