[lbo-talk] More on Dennis Ritchie

[Andy]

On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 12:14 PM, // ravi <ravi at platosbeard.org> wrote:
> On Oct 14, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Jim Farmelant wrote:
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>> http://www.salon.com/2011/10/13/dennis_ritchie_the_geek_prometheus/?sourc
>> e=newsletter
>>
>
> The article hints at the good nature and accessibility of people like Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan, which I can personally attest to; quite different from that of today’s ubergeeks (whether it be Stallman and Linus or the lesser luminaries in today’s Web development).

I can't match your story, but getting RMS to talk at the Boston Social
Forum took just a couple of emails.

-- 
Andy