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Date:      Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:46:43 -0700
From:      Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com>
To:        FreeBSD questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Dennis Ritchie has died. A suggestion
Message-ID:  <20111013234643.GQ14162@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
In-Reply-To: <011A9DDF-464D-49A7-B0F9-96AF6360ED62@olivent.com>
References:  <20111013203815.GA77278@slackbox.erewhon.net> <011A9DDF-464D-49A7-B0F9-96AF6360ED62@olivent.com>

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Quoth mikel king on Thursday, 13 October 2011:
> On Oct 13, 2011, at 4:38 PM, Roland Smith wrote:
>=20
> > With the recent death of Dennis Ritchie, we've lost one of the giants o=
n whose
> > shoulders we are standing. But rather that mourn his passing, I think i=
t would
> > be proper to remember and celebrate his achievements.
> >=20
> > His contributions to the C language and the UNIX operating system are a
> > legacy that few can match.
> >=20
> > Therefore I would like to propose that the FreeBSD project dedicate the
> > upcoming 9.0 release in his memory.
> >=20
> > Alternatively, an tribute on the FreeBSD website would be fitting, woul=
dn't it?
> >=20
> > Roland
>=20
>=20
> I think this would be a fitting tribute...
>=20

Hear, hear!

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