Re: [gentoo-user] Dennis Ritchie

[Michael Schreckenbauer <grimlog@gmx.de>]

Hi Michael,

On Saturday, 15. October 2011 08:10:13 Michael Mol wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 7:33 AM, luis jure <ljc@internet.com.uy> 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

welcome to the club, although my beard isn't huge most of the time :D My wife 
doesn't like it that much. I'm compensating this with the hair on my head 
(close to 1m now *g*)

> 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.

Sounds familiar too.

Best,
Michael