Dennis Ritchie passed away

[Colin McGregor]

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Tyler Aviss <tjaviss-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Jobs was not only a geek of sorts but also a businessman. He was tied
> strongly to the image of his product, which - love it our hate it - is very
> popular in the mainstream.

True.

> Lack of news doesn't lessen Dennis' contributions, it just means that he was
> less of a public figure or publicity hound.

Here is a video that has interviews with some of the early Unix people
(including Dennis Richie) at Bell Labs :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoVQTPbD6UY . But compared to Steve
Jobs, video with Dennis Richie will I expect be far harder to find.

> RIP.
>
> On Oct 13, 2011 8:35 AM, "Colin McGregor" <colin.mc151-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 11:41 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
>> wrote:
>> >> From: Nevin Liber <nevin-AZU0gJLPn9TR3KL7bYdZCw at public.gmane.org>
>> >> Date: October 12, 2011 7:50:04 PM PDT
>> >> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
>> >> Subject: Dennis Ritchie passed away
>> >> Reply-To: c++std-all-asIZ316RZTI at public.gmane.org
>> >>
>> >> <https://plus.google.com/101960720994009339267/posts/ENuEDDYfvKP>
>> >>
>> >> via Rob Pike  -  8:02 PM  -  Public
>> >> I just heard that, after a long illness, Dennis Ritchie (dmr) died at
>> >> home this weekend. I have no more information.
>> >>
>> >> I trust there are people here who will appreciate the reach of his
>> >> contributions and mourn his passing appropriately.
>> >>
>> >> He was a quiet and mostly private man, but he was also my friend,
>> >> colleague, and collaborator, and the world has lost a truly great mind.
>> >> --
>> >>  Nevin Liber  <mailto:nevin-AZU0gJLPn9TR3KL7bYdZCw at public.gmane.org>  (847) 691-1404
>>
>> Very sad to hear. I trust everyone here knows who Dennis Ritchie was,
>> just in case there is someone who doesn't know:
>>
>> - Creator of the C programming language.
>> - Co-creator of the Unix operating system
>> - Co-author of "The C Programming Language" (arguably our field's
>> greatest textbook)
>>
>> Also sad to see, while Steve Jobs death got front page treatment, the
>> mainstream press seems to have ignored the death of a man who arguably
>> had a greater impact on the computer industry than Mr. Jobs.
>>
>>
>> Colin.
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