[Discuss] Fwd: Re: Dennis Ritchie, Creator of UNIX and C, Dead at 70

[markw at mohawksoft.com]

The death of one of the truly great ones in our industry. I owe so much to
this man's work that there is no way to express my sense of loss.

Why is it that the people who contribute so much tend to profit so little?

If there was justice, Richie would be alive today and as rich as Bill Gates.


> I just saw this on GNHLUG. Dennis was a giant in our industry.
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: 	Re: Dennis Ritchie, Creator of UNIX and C, Dead at 70
> Date: 	Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:39:55 -0400
> From: 	Jon "maddog" Hall <maddog at li.org>
> Reply-To: 	maddog at li.org
> Organization: 	Linux International
> To: 	redwards at golgotha.net
> CC: 	gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org
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>
> Wikipedia has his death listed as December 9th, with attribution to an
> announcement made by Rob Pike via Google +.
>
> I trust Rob to have verified it.
>
> Sorrow can not describe the feeling I have now.
>
> md
>
> On Wed, 2011-10-12 at 21:15 -0400, Randy Edwards wrote:
>>  OS News is reporting this as unconfirmed:
>>  <http://www.osnews.com/story/25232/Dennis_Ritchie_Creator_of_UNIX_and_C_Dead_at_70/>.
>>
>>
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