Bill Joy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bill_Joy

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Computer_History_Museum_Fellow_Award gptkb:Grace_Murray_Hopper_Award gptkb:IEEE_John_von_Neumann_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate	1954-11-08
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Farmington,_Michigan,_USA
gptkbp:children	2
gptkbp:contributedTo	gptkb:C_shell_(csh) TCP/IP stack for BSD UNIX
gptkbp:editor	gptkb:Berkeley_Software_Distribution_(BSD)
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:Sun_Microsystems
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	computer science networking operating systems software engineering
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Sun_Microsystems
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:William_Nelson_Joy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Bill Joy
gptkbp:influenced	Java development UNIX community open source software movement
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Dennis_Ritchie gptkb:Ken_Thompson gptkb:Bob_Fabry
gptkbp:investor	venture capital
gptkbp:knownFor	warning about dangers of advanced technologies
gptkbp:leftSunMicrosystems	2003
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:National_Academy_of_Engineering
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:NFS_(Network_File_System) gptkb:BSD_UNIX gptkb:Java_(contributor) gptkb:Jini gptkb:SPARC_architecture gptkb:vi_editor
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:computer_scientist gptkb:software_engineer entrepreneur
gptkbp:partner	gptkb:Kleiner_Perkins gptkb:HighBAR_Ventures
gptkbp:patent	multiple computer-related patents
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:Wired_magazine
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Aspen,_Colorado,_USA
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Sharon_Joy
gptkbp:wrote	gptkb:Why_the_Future_Doesn't_Need_Us
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Guy_Steele_Jr. gptkb:Sun_Microsystems
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4