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Turning 50
This post is a bit premature as I’ve still got a year to go or so (Jan 17, 2010). Nevertheless, given the significance of the semi-centennial, I am starting my party planning early. It is my sentiment that celebrating the big “L” (as Julius Caesar referred to it) should be a significant event. What I’ve…
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Why (OS) Architecture Matters
In previous posts (for example, What Linux Needs to Learn From Microsoft) I’ve complained about the lack of management APIs in Linux and UNIX. Microsoft Windows has a comprehensive set of management APIs for a variety of OS features: Networking File/printer sharing Event logs Registry I/O Service control etc. Moreover, each of these APIs typically…
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…and then I started writing again…
About four years ago, when I started my company (Centeris, back then; Likewise Software now), I started a blog describing our early challenges. I maintained it faithfully for about six months, recounting the saga of getting funded, hiring people, getting an office, firing people, etc. Right about then, I started reading about the legal ramifications…