Lynne Greer Jolitz | |
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| Born | (1961-06-30)June 30, 1961 (age 64) |
| Notable work | developing the386BSDoperating system |
| Spouse | William Jolitz |
Lynne Greer Jolitz (born June 30, 1961) is a figure infree software and founder of many startups inSilicon Valley. Together with her husbandWilliam, she created386BSD, the first open-sourceUnix-based operating system for personal computers to be distributed over the Internet.[1]
Jolitz is also an author and authority on operating systems and networking issues. She is an Internet news media commentator discussing events in the computer industry and wrote frequently forBYTE.
She also holds patents inInternet technologies andsemiconductor memory innovations, and writes technical papers and articles.
She is currently an adviser to CoolClip network, an Internet startup that uses the server-based video production engine that Jolitz originally designed and tested at theUniversity of California, Berkeley.[2]
Jolitz has appeared on the Oracle E-Business Network and was presented with their Geek of the Week award for her years of work in high-speed networking and operating systems design. She also has appeared onDvorak's RealComputing discussing the impact of Internetbroadband.
She received an alumni award from the Physics Department at Berkeley for her work in alumni outreach with the department. She also is active in women's entrepreneur and technology networking groups and mentoring girls in science and technology.
She resides inLos Gatos, California.[3]
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