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A little about JonT

Disclaimer:

Interests:

• security
• kernel design
• OS design
• programming language design
• UI design

Viewpoints to help understand where I come from and what I say:

• One of Wirth's biggest mistakes was to omit security from the Oberon language and hence the Oberon system.

• Bershad is wrong, security is not a software issue; it is a system issue.

• Bershad is correct, security is a software issue; proper software can manage most security issues with minimial hardware assistance.

• Java has many series flaws, see JavaDeficiencies.

• The recent death of Prof Jochen Liedtke www.l4ka.org was a great loss to operating system development.

Long-term Projects:

I'd like to build a secure Oberon-like system, its working title is Pluto. Im using Java security as a proto-typing platform for Pluto.

Make enough money commercially to be able to live on an academics salary.

Short-term Projects:

Finish the GEOFF embedded virtual machine description.

Get a working GEOFF implementation.

Get a working JavaBIOS based on GEOFF.

Unscheduled goals:

Finish my PhD (its in security).

Get a job.

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