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 think it's fair to say it would be 'Ritchie-deserved'.
I'm conflicted about whether that's a good pun or a bad pun.
>
> Consider this another opinion in favor of the proposal.
Y'know, I'm not sure whether it's appropriate to post obituaries on
official FreeBSD related Websites, but if it is, I can think of no better
time than now -- in honor of Dennis Ritchie, one of the most important
figures in all of Unix development, influential beyond what anyone is
likely to fully realized even outside of the Unix lineage itself.
Yeah, I've just convinced myself. Even if it is generally not considered
appropriate, I think making an exception in this very exceptional case is
difficult to resist. I'll offer my voice in the chorus of support as
well.
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Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
[ Dennis Ritchie, Innovator: ]
[ http://blogstrapping.com/?page=2011.286.13.52.17 ]
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