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List:       openbsd-misc
Subject:    Re: Dennis Ritchie
From:       "Giridhari" <Giridhari () live ! com ! au>
Date:       2011-10-17 1:45:25
Message-ID: COL110-DS506D6FFF617D529B1C5BCFAE40 () phx ! gbl
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Reading openbsd source code is like reading eloquent poetry, and in itself 
is a fitting tribute to Dennis Ritchie. It is hard to imagine that one man 
developed a software language that is so versatile, and not only is not just 
a historical milestone, but after it's release by Dennis, and Brian 
Kernighan in 1978 is still a mainstay after over 30 years. Thankyou Dennis. 
I love C and you created something I love, and I don't think I'm alone. I 
think that there are few things in this world that are held in as high 
esteem as the C language. It is a privilege to be able to write it really, 
and now the creator of that privilege is on his way to heaven : )
-----Original Message----- 
From: Dunceor
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 8:56 PM
To: dcoppa@gmail.com
Cc: misc@openbsd.org
Subject: Re: Dennis Ritchie

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 12:14 PM, David Coppa <dcoppa@gmail.com> wrote:
> Today is a sad sad day :(
>
> Rest in Peace.
> Without you, we would never be here.
>
> Cheers,
> David
>
>

Actually he died already the night between 8-9 oct.
Rest in Peace Dennis!


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