MacOS 10.12 Open Source Components

Re:MacOS 10.12 Open Source Components by Reason077 on Thursday November 24, 2016 @03:42AM (#13029094)

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   *	Author:	Avadis Tevanian, Jr. */
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Avie Tevanian did go on to leave quite a legacy. He was Apple's software CTO up until 2006 and was responsible for much of the Mac OS X we know today!

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Re:MacOS 10.12 Open Source Components by huxley on Thursday November 24, 2016 @07:49AM (#13030037)

Avie was one of the lead developers of Mach at Carnegie Mellon as well, so his legacy extends beyond macOS and NEXTSTEP.

But I'd argue that beyond code, probably his most important Apple role was establishing a steady release schedule. After the disasters of the Pink (later spun off as Taligent), Copland and Gershwin megaprojects, Avie managed to get Apple to focus on making small steady releases.

And while MacOS X was a megaproject, it too was released in steady steps: Rhapsody, Mac OS X Server 1.0, MacOS X Public Beta and then finally Mac OS X 10.0

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Re:MacOS 10.12 Open Source Components by ed_blackburn on Thursday November 24, 2016 @03:59AM (#13029154)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avie_Tevanian

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