- Berny Goodheart
Berny Goodheart is a
computer scientist and author. He is best known for his books about theUnix operating system . He has also worked extensively with the Unix kernel, particularlyporting it to new hardware platforms.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 ofCompaq and is now part ofHewlett-Packard . He returned to Britain in 1996. His most notable achievement upon his return was atSun Microsystems where he was Project Manager and Chief Technical Architect for project Janus: an in-kernelLinux binary emulation and compatibility layer for Solaris 10 x86 andAMD 64 which has since appeared in 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 ofUnix and its Australian connection.Bibliography
* Unix Curses Explained (Prentice-Hall, 1991; ISBN 0-13-931957-3)
* The Magic Garden Explained: the internals of UNIX System V Release 4: an open systems design (Prentice-Hall, 1994; hardback ISBN 0-13-098138-9)
* Reise Durch Den Zaubergarten: Unix System V Release 4: (Prentice-Hall, 1994; ISBN 3-930436-05-1)
* The Magic Garden Explained Solutions Manual: (Prentice-Hall, 1995; hardback ISBN 0-13-207556-3)
* Oz Internet: a guide to connecting to the Internet in Australia: (Prentice-Hall Australia, 1995; ISBN 0-7248-0905-8)
* Oz Internet Revised and Expanded: (Prentice-Hall Australia, 1996; ISBN 0-7248-0910-4)
* The Magic Garden Explained: Japan Edition: (Prentice-Hall, 1997; ISBN 4-931356-04-4)
* Sekrety Magicznego Ogrodu: Unix System V Wersja 4 od srodka: (Prentice-Hall, 2001; ISBN 83-204-2583-2)
* Sekrety Magicznego Ogrodu: Klucz Do Zadan: (Prentice-Hall, 2001; ISBN 83-204-2584-0)
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