finally someone gets it

RIP / Much Respect - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Ritchie

Quotes
"I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the demigodic party."
"Usenet is a strange place."
"UNIX is very simple, it just needs a genius to understand its simplicity."
"C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success."

Good artists copy, great artists steal.

Geniuses invent.

@jolilore: I regret that I had not more stickers to give to this post. Nyan seems inappropriate, but it's all I could afford.

One has a group of die-hard fans who will argue forever on the internet that their mythological icon is superior to any icon you'd care to name, and who believe in a mystical, all-pervasive force that, despite all evidence to the contrary, binds all things together and makes life better.

The other, of course, has a lightsaber.

@Anonymous: you are aware that the kernel of basically all OS is some form of UNIX correct?

Unix? Can I play Angry Birds on that? Well, I thought so. Nothing of value was lost.

@Anonymous: Yes, both the iPhone and Android run Unix.

@jolilore: Let's not forget to mention that macs currently run on BSD, which was created to be a clone of unix.

I hate C, personally, but I am sad to C him go.

But seriously, it's sad to see DR go - he contributed so much to Comp Sci.