Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:55:10 +0200 From: "C. P. Ghost" <cpghost@cordula.ws> To: mikel king <mikel.king@olivent.com> Cc: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>, FreeBSD questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Dennis Ritchie has died. A suggestion Message-ID: <CADGWnjXBwWQoAjF8Q5aDdrTjPmCoa1x2zTFiBGn1cAUGj9JNYg@mail.gmail.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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On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:43 PM, mikel king <mikel.king@olivent.com> wrote: > > 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. >> >> 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? +1 for a dmr release. -cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/
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