Re: Dennis Ritchie forever, Write in C.

2011-11-10 Thread Itamar Reis Peixoto
2011/11/10 Lucélio Gomes de Freitas : > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA256 > > Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie > (b. September 9, 1941; found dead October 12, 2011) > > To DMR and friends who likes Fedora and also music. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=J5LNTTG

Re: Dennis Ritchie- Comment of the Day

2011-10-17 Thread Aaron Konstam
In computing if Steve Jobs gave us the skyscrapers the Dennis Ritchie gave us the steel. -- === Support your right to arm bears!! === Aaron Konstam telephone: (2

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-17 Thread Reindl Harald
Am 13.10.2011 19:06, schrieb Fennix: > I should hope that we can change the name and remember Dennis Ritchie now... > and not a year later, 2 releases later > > Fennix. +1 if the change of the technical non-relevant name cause a technical problem for the update i think there should be

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Marko Vojinovic
On Thursday 13 October 2011 22:36:44 suvayu ali wrote: > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > > On Thursday 13 October 2011 18:59:03 suvayu ali wrote: > >> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:13 PM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > >> > I have just sent the official proposal to Fedora Advisor

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread suvayu ali
Hi Marko, On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > On Thursday 13 October 2011 18:59:03 suvayu ali wrote: >> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:13 PM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: >> > I have just sent the official proposal to Fedora Advisory Board list, as >> > Rahul suggested. Now we wait an

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Mike Wright
On 10/13/2011 01:31 PM, Don Quixote de la Mancha wrote: > The result of that was that the coders would often go insane in the > middle of their coding projects Been there. Loops based on the clock. ROTFLLMAO :D -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscri

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Don Quixote de la Mancha
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Mike Wright wrote: >  The same issue talks about how > different groups tried to minimalize object code sizes, and the > differences they were scrabbling over were measured in bytes. My friends Dave Johnson and Bob Polaro were two of Atari's first seven video game

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Mike Wright
On 10/13/2011 12:42 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 10/13/2011 12:32 PM, Andre Robatino wrote: >> Andre Robatino fedoraproject.org> writes: >> >>> The return value is undefined without the return statement. >> >> Although looking at my copy of K&R 2, the early examples don't include the >> return stat

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Joe Zeff
On 10/13/2011 12:32 PM, Andre Robatino wrote: > Andre Robatino fedoraproject.org> writes: > >> The return value is undefined without the return statement. > > Although looking at my copy of K&R 2, the early examples don't include the > return statement either (it's used later, though). > IIRC, U

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Joe Zeff
On 10/13/2011 12:28 PM, Wade Hampton wrote: > +1 -1 Redundant -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Joe Zeff
On 10/13/2011 12:27 PM, Andre Robatino wrote: > Joe Zeff zeff.us> writes: > >> As is the above, with the redundant statements removed. > > The return value is undefined without the return statement. > True, but if you're not testing it, who cares? -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Wade Hampton
+1 -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Joe Zeff
On 10/13/2011 12:13 PM, Mike Wright wrote: > The copy on my shelf is 1978. My copy is, alas, long gone, but I got it in either '84 or '85. I was working at JPL at the time, assisting a blind programmer who was busy doing pointer arithmetic in FORTRAN77[1]. He's the only person I ever knew who

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Roger K. Wells
+1 On 10/13/2011 12:10 PM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > On Thursday 13 October 2011 15:41:24 Rahul Sundaram wrote: >> Fedora 17 name has already been voted upon. Fedora 18 codename >> suggestions will be requested when Fedora 17 is about to be released > I think it would be more appropriate to rename

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Joe Zeff
On 10/13/2011 12:02 PM, Don Quixote de la Mancha wrote: > The following is perfectly legal K&R C: > > #include > > main() > { > printf( "Hello, World!\n" ); > } As is the above, with the redundant statements removed. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Mike Wright
On 10/13/2011 12:02 PM, Don Quixote de la Mancha wrote: > I'm pretty sure I still have mywafer-thin first-edition "The C > Programming Language" by Kernighan and Ritchey that I bought from the > Caltech bookstore in the Spring of 1983, for use in Computational > Physics. Hi kid ;D The copy on my

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Jari Fredriksson
13.10.2011 17:54, Peter A kirjoitti: > And in my opinion, Dennis' death is reason enough to change the F17 name even > though it has already been voted upon... After all that is what paying your > final respect is - changing your plans to acknowledge the passing of someone > great. When you have

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Don Quixote de la Mancha
I'm pretty sure I still have mywafer-thin first-edition "The C Programming Language" by Kernighan and Ritchey that I bought from the Caltech bookstore in the Spring of 1983, for use in Computational Physics. I had some trouble at first with C's lack of a Boolean type. The result is that I still h

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread gary artim
sounds like a definite!!! c head that i am...g. On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:05 AM, Clive Hills wrote: > Would it not be appropriate for Fedora to pay some kind of tribute to the > late and recently deceased Dennis Ritchie? > > -- > Clive >  -- 077222971491 > > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Marko Vojinovic
On Thursday 13 October 2011 18:59:03 suvayu ali wrote: > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:13 PM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > > I have just sent the official proposal to Fedora Advisory Board list, as > > Rahul suggested. Now we wait and see what happens. :-) Anyone willing to > > chime in on the dissussion

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread suvayu ali
Hi Marko, On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:13 PM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > I have just sent the official proposal to Fedora Advisory Board list, as Rahul > suggested. Now we wait and see what happens. :-) Anyone willing to chime in on > the dissussion there, please do. Could you please post the link to

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Anoop
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Peter A wrote: > On Thursday, October 13, 2011 10:50:40 AM Digimer wrote: >> On 10/13/2011 10:41 AM, Rahul Sundaram wrote: >> > On 10/13/2011 07:44 PM, Leonardo wrote: >> >> where do we vote for this name for the next release? >> > >> > Fedora 17 name has already b

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Marko Vojinovic
> > On 10/13/2011 12:10 PM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > > > On Thursday 13 October 2011 15:41:24 Rahul Sundaram wrote: > > >> Fedora 17 name has already been voted upon. Fedora 18 codename > > >> suggestions will be requested when Fedora 17 is about to be released > > > > > > I think it would be more

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Marko Vojinovic
On Thursday 13 October 2011 17:59:32 Digimer wrote: > On 10/13/2011 12:10 PM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > > On Thursday 13 October 2011 15:41:24 Rahul Sundaram wrote: > >> Fedora 17 name has already been voted upon. Fedora 18 codename > >> suggestions will be requested when Fedora 17 is about to be re

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Fennix
On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 12:59 AM, Digimer wrote: > On 10/13/2011 12:10 PM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > > On Thursday 13 October 2011 15:41:24 Rahul Sundaram wrote: > >> Fedora 17 name has already been voted upon. Fedora 18 codename > >> suggestions will be requested when Fedora 17 is about to be rel

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Digimer
On 10/13/2011 12:10 PM, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > On Thursday 13 October 2011 15:41:24 Rahul Sundaram wrote: >> Fedora 17 name has already been voted upon. Fedora 18 codename >> suggestions will be requested when Fedora 17 is about to be released > > I think it would be more appropriate to rename F1

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Marcos Luis Ortiz Valmaseda
+1 2011/10/13 Marko Vojinovic > On Thursday 13 October 2011 15:41:24 Rahul Sundaram wrote: > > Fedora 17 name has already been voted upon. Fedora 18 codename > > suggestions will be requested when Fedora 17 is about to be released > > I think it would be more appropriate to rename F16, rather t

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Marko Vojinovic
On Thursday 13 October 2011 15:41:24 Rahul Sundaram wrote: > Fedora 17 name has already been voted upon. Fedora 18 codename > suggestions will be requested when Fedora 17 is about to be released I think it would be more appropriate to rename F16, rather than wait for a whole year to pay respects

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Rahul Sundaram
On 10/13/2011 08:24 PM, Peter A wrote: > And in my opinion, Dennis' death is reason enough to change the F17 name even > though it has already been voted upon... After all that is what paying your > final respect is - changing your plans to acknowledge the passing of someone > great. When you h

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Ralf Corsepius
On 10/13/2011 04:54 PM, Peter A wrote: > On Thursday, October 13, 2011 10:50:40 AM Digimer wrote: >> On 10/13/2011 10:41 AM, Rahul Sundaram wrote: >>> On 10/13/2011 07:44 PM, Leonardo wrote: where do we vote for this name for the next release? >>> >>> Fedora 17 name has already been voted upon

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Errol Mangwiro
+1 -Original Message- From: Peter A Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:54:06 To: Subject: Re: Dennis Ritchie On Thursday, October 13, 2011 10:50:40 AM Digimer wrote: > On 10/13/2011 10:41 AM, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > > On 10/13/2011 07:44 PM, Leonardo wrote: > >> where do we

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Itamar Reis Peixoto
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Peter A wrote: > On Thursday, October 13, 2011 10:50:40 AM Digimer wrote: >> On 10/13/2011 10:41 AM, Rahul Sundaram wrote: >> > On 10/13/2011 07:44 PM, Leonardo wrote: >> >> where do we vote for this name for the next release? >> > >> > Fedora 17 name has already

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Itamar Reis Peixoto
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Digimer wrote: > On 10/13/2011 10:05 AM, Clive Hills wrote: >> Would it not be appropriate for Fedora to pay some kind of tribute to >> the late and recently deceased Dennis Ritchie? >> >> -- >> Clive >>   -- 077222971491 > > Would the next Fedora name; "Ritchie R

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Peter A
On Thursday, October 13, 2011 10:50:40 AM Digimer wrote: > On 10/13/2011 10:41 AM, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > > On 10/13/2011 07:44 PM, Leonardo wrote: > >> where do we vote for this name for the next release? > > > > Fedora 17 name has already been voted upon. Fedora 18 codename > > suggestions will

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Digimer
On 10/13/2011 10:41 AM, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > On 10/13/2011 07:44 PM, Leonardo wrote: >> where do we vote for this name for the next release? > > Fedora 17 name has already been voted upon. Fedora 18 codename > suggestions will be requested when Fedora 17 is about to be released > > Rahul Woops,

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Errol Mangwiro
Here here! I'll +1 this when it comes up for votes -Original Message- From: Leonardo Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:14:58 To: Subject: Re: Dennis Ritchie where do we vote for this name for the next release? 2011/10/13 Digimer : > On 10/13/2011 10:05 AM, Clive Hills wrote: >>

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Rahul Sundaram
On 10/13/2011 07:44 PM, Leonardo wrote: > where do we vote for this name for the next release? Fedora 17 name has already been voted upon. Fedora 18 codename suggestions will be requested when Fedora 17 is about to be released Rahul -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscr

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Leonardo
where do we vote for this name for the next release? 2011/10/13 Digimer : > On 10/13/2011 10:05 AM, Clive Hills wrote: >> Would it not be appropriate for Fedora to pay some kind of tribute to >> the late and recently deceased Dennis Ritchie? >> >> -- >> Clive >>   -- 077222971491 > > Would the nex

Re: Dennis Ritchie

2011-10-13 Thread Digimer
On 10/13/2011 10:05 AM, Clive Hills wrote: > Would it not be appropriate for Fedora to pay some kind of tribute to > the late and recently deceased Dennis Ritchie? > > -- > Clive > -- 077222971491 Would the next Fedora name; "Ritchie Rich" pass the "is-a" test with; "Beefy Miracle was an unlike