Bill Joy

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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