From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 940461b1 for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2019 03:21:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 6E4A593D2C; Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:21:32 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DF4893D08; Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:20:55 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E317093D08; Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:20:51 +1000 (AEST) X-Greylist: delayed 385 seconds by postgrey-1.36 at minnie.tuhs.org; Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:20:50 AEST Received: from zimbra.anteil.com (zimbra.anteil.com [67.110.179.138]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7CAD93D07 for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:20:50 +1000 (AEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.anteil.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79D4E10091; Wed, 9 Jan 2019 22:14:24 -0500 (EST) Received: from zimbra.anteil.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.anteil.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id a8fGQvwbywCe; Wed, 9 Jan 2019 22:14:20 -0500 (EST) Received: from zimbra.anteil.com (zimbra.anteil.com [192.168.1.22]) by zimbra.anteil.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F1E81008A; Wed, 9 Jan 2019 22:14:20 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 22:14:12 -0500 (EST) From: Jim Capp To: Dave Horsfall Message-ID: <3692663.5421.1547090052538.JavaMail.root@zimbraanteil> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_5420_32496530.1547090052534" X-Originating-IP: [98.111.114.205] X-Mailer: Zimbra 6.0.7_GA_2476.RHEL4 (ZimbraWebClient - SAF3 (Mac)/6.0.7_GA_2473.UBUNTU8) Subject: Re: [TUHS] Knuth and Unix X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" ------=_Part_5420_32496530.1547090052534 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I learned about Knuth from reading Unix man pages. I was intrigued enough to purchase his 3 volume set "Art of Computer Programming". From: "Dave Horsfall" To: "The Eunuchs Hysterical Society" Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 7:19:05 PM Subject: [TUHS] Knuth and Unix Time for a new thread :-) As today is Knuth's birthday (posted over in COFF), I was wondering (in the cesspool that is my mind) how much of Unix would have been influenced by Knuth? We have qsort() of course (which Hoare actually wrote, based on one of Knuth's algorithms), but I'm guessing that Ken and Dennis would have been familiar with his work? Or am I spreading fake news again? :-) Look, I love being corrected if I make a mistake on a technical mailing list, so fire at will if need be... -- Dave ------=_Part_5420_32496530.1547090052534 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <= div style=3D'font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'= >I learned about Knuth from reading Unix man pages.  I was intrigued e= nough to purchase his 3 volume set "Art of Computer Programming".

From: "Dave Horsfall" <dave@horsfall.org>
To: "The Eunuchs Hysterical Society" <tuhs@tuhs.org>
Sent:= Wednesday, January 9, 2019 7:19:05 PM
Subject: [TUHS] Knuth = and Unix

Time for a new thread :-)

As today is Knuth's birthd= ay (posted over in COFF), I was wondering (in
the cesspool that is my m= ind) how much of Unix would have been influenced
by Knuth?  We hav= e qsort() of course (which Hoare actually wrote, based on
one of Knuth'= s algorithms), but I'm guessing that Ken and Dennis would
have been fam= iliar with his work?

Or am I spreading fake news again? :-)  Lo= ok, I love being corrected if I
make a mistake on a technical mailing l= ist, so fire at will if need be...

-- Dave
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