> > 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. I had the same idea, but I didn't resolve to write a thread because I didn't know if it was appropriate. I'm glad you did it. For my part, I'm trying to sensitize the people about the life and work of Dennis Ritchie. Here (in Italy) Steve Jobs' death received much attention on the media, but the death of Dennis Ritchie passed almost unnoticed. I wrote a letter on a newspaper to underline how much we owe to Ritchie. Next week in Italy we'll celebrate Linux Day (http://www.linuxday.it/): in many italian cities there will be demonstrations of the GNU/Linux OS, install fests etc. I'll propose to my LUG to include in the schedule some kind of tribute to Ritchie. Thanks Ritchie, and goodbye. Best regards, Lorenzo
