[ale] Dennis Ritchie

[Geoffrey Myers]

Jim Kinney wrote:
> He did more good for the world of computing than Jobs, Gates, Ellison 
> and McNealy combined.

Crap.  Do I have to agree with Kinney? :)  I agree wholeheartedly.  I 
won't say Linux would not be here today without the work Dennis did, but 
certainly, Linux owes a lot to Dennis.

He had a great sense of humor.  Was so down to earth.  The first time I 
met him, he gave a presentation to a group of AT&T folks here in 
Atlanta.  Many folks were from out of town.  I was introduced to him as 
a local.  After his presentation, he walked up to me and asked me, since 
I was a local, where should we eat.  We walked across Peachtree to the 
little mall across the way and had lunch, about 25 geeks total.  I'll 
never forget that day.  He was so full of humor and wisdom.

He will be missed.

> 
> On Oct 12, 2011 11:34 PM, "David Tomaschik" <david at systemoverlord.com 
> <mailto:david at systemoverlord.com>> wrote:
> 
>     For anyone not aware, Dennis Ritchie, one of the original UNIX authors
>     and the "R" in K&R C, has just passed away at the age of 70.
> 
>     RIP.
> 
>     --
>     David Tomaschik, RHCE, LPIC-1
>     System Administrator/Open Source Advocate
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Until later, Geoffrey

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