On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 7:33 AM, luis jure <[email protected]> wrote: > > hello boys [1], > > i know i don't participate much on this list, but this does not mean that > i don't try to follow most of the threads (not all of them, i admit). > > i realized just now that no one has commented on the news of the recent > death of dennis ritchie. considering that his contributions to the > development of computational technologies were not only paramount, but > affect all of us in a very direct way, i think we could somehow compensate > for the lack of echo of these news in the media, by dedicating some time > to celebrate his memory and express our gratitude. > > [1] sorry if there are any girls out there, but i think i have never seen > any female names on this list...
Well, if it helps, the reason I have a huge beard and long hair is because I idolized Thompson and Ritchie as far back as my early teen years. My very conservative grandparents were less than amused that I was actively seeking a 60s Berkeley look. -- :wq
