Berny Goodheart
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Berny Goodheart is a computer scientist
and author. He is best known for his books about the Unix
operating system
. He has also worked extensively with the Unix kernel, particularly porting
it to new hardware platform
s.
He started working with Unix in 1977. He emigrated to Australia in 1987 and initially worked for NEC before moving to Tandem Computers
, which became part of Compaq
and is now part of Hewlett-Packard
. He returned to Britain in 1996. His most notable achievement upon his return was at Sun Microsystems
, where he was Project Manager and Chief Technical Architect for Project Janus, an in-kernel Linux
binary emulation and compatibility layer for Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris
. He currently works developing filesystems for Ultra Density Optical disks on Linux-based servers.
He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in the discipline of Computer Science by Associate Professor John Lions
, University of New South Wales
, Australia, for his work The Magic Garden Explained, The Internals of Unix System V Release 4 (1995) which among other things outlines the history of Unix
and its Australian connection.
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
and author. He is best known for his books about the Unix
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
. He has also worked extensively with the Unix kernel, particularly porting
Porting
In computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created for a computing environment that is different from the one for which it was originally designed...
it to new hardware platform
Platform (computing)
A computing platform includes some sort of hardware architecture and a software framework , where the combination allows software, particularly application software, to run...
s.
He started working with Unix in 1977. He emigrated to Australia in 1987 and initially worked for NEC before moving to Tandem Computers
Tandem Computers
Tandem Computers, Inc. was the dominant manufacturer of fault-tolerant computer systems for ATM networks, banks, stock exchanges, telephone switching centers, and other similar commercial transaction processing applications requiring maximum uptime and zero data loss. The company was founded in...
, which became part of Compaq
Compaq
Compaq Computer Corporation is a personal computer company founded in 1982. Once the largest supplier of personal computing systems in the world, Compaq existed as an independent corporation until 2002, when it was acquired for US$25 billion by Hewlett-Packard....
and is now part of Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
. He returned to Britain in 1996. His most notable achievement upon his return was at Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
, where he was Project Manager and Chief Technical Architect for Project Janus, an in-kernel Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
binary emulation and compatibility layer for Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris
OpenSolaris
OpenSolaris was an open source computer operating system based on Solaris created by Sun Microsystems. It was also the name of the project initiated by Sun to build a developer and user community around the software...
. He currently works developing filesystems for Ultra Density Optical disks on Linux-based servers.
He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in the discipline of Computer Science by Associate Professor John Lions
John Lions
John Lions was an Australian computer scientist. He is best known as the author of Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition, with Source Code, commonly known as the Lions Book.-Early life:...
, University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, Australia, for his work The Magic Garden Explained, The Internals of Unix System V Release 4 (1995) which among other things outlines the history of Unix
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
and its Australian connection.