Am Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:26:40 +0100 schrieb Matt Harrison <iwasinnamuk...@genestate.com>:
> On 15/10/2011 12:33, luis jure 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. > > I agree, > > I have spent the last few hours trying to explain his work to the > folks here who were so saddened by Steve Jobs passing. While it is > very sad on both counts, I am getting annoyed by the opinion that > "Richie might have helped popularise C, but SJ invented the > iPhone...which is 10x more useful". > > I swear I'm dealing with a bunch of cretins here :P haha wow. i admire your self-control :P im sure, by everyone who counts, dennis ritchie will be remembered for his work.
