William N. Joy

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:ACM_Grace_Murray_Hopper_Award
gptkbp:awardYear 1986
gptkbp:birthDate 1954-11-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Farmington,_Michigan,_United_States
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:NFS_(Network_File_System)
gptkb:vi_text_editor
gptkb:C_shell_(csh)
TCP/IP stack for BSD UNIX
gptkbp:degree Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Sun_Microsystems
gptkbp:field gptkb:artificial_intelligence
computer science
networking
operating systems
software engineering
technology policy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Nelson_Joy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William N. Joy
gptkbp:influenced UNIX community
networked computing
open source software movement
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Dennis_Ritchie
gptkb:Ken_Thompson
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:NFS_(Network_File_System)
gptkb:BSD_UNIX
gptkb:vi_editor
co-founding Sun Microsystems
Java (involvement in early development)
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Engineering
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Sun_Microsystems
gptkb:C_shell
gptkb:BSD_UNIX
gptkb:Why_the_Future_Doesn't_Need_Us
gptkb:vi_editor
gptkb:NFS
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:computer_scientist
entrepreneur
gptkbp:publicationYear 2000
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Why_the_Future_Doesn't_Need_Us
gptkb:Wired_magazine
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Aspen,_Colorado,_United_States
gptkbp:role co-founder of Sun Microsystems
chief scientist at Sun Microsystems
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sharon_Joy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:A_Fast_File_System_for_UNIX_(1984)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7