Simon Phipps (programmer)
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Simon Phipps is a computer scientist
and web
and open source
advocate.
Phipps was instrumental in IBM
's involvement in the Java programming language, founding IBM's Java Technology Center. He left IBM for Sun Microsystems
in 2000, taking leadership of Sun's open source programme from Danese Cooper
. Phipps was not hired into Oracle
as part of the acquisition of Sun Microsystems and his final day was March 8, 2010 when the two entities combined.
Under Phipps, most of Sun's core software was released under open source licenses, including the Solaris operating system
and the Java software platform.
Phipps is a board member of Open Source for America
and the Open Source Initiative. He has served on a number of advisory boards for other projects, including the GNOME Foundation, OpenSolaris, OpenJDK, and OpenSPARC.
He appeared as a guest on episodes 39 and 113 of FLOSS Weekly
and as a host on episode 124.
Simon Phipps is presently Chief Strategy Officer
of ForgeRock.
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
and web
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
and open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
advocate.
Phipps was instrumental in IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
's involvement in the Java programming language, founding IBM's Java Technology Center. He left IBM for Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
in 2000, taking leadership of Sun's open source programme from Danese Cooper
Danese Cooper
Danese Cooper is an American programmer, computer scientist, and an advocate of open source software.- Career :"Open source allows people with a confluence of interesting ideas and an intellectual courage to really synthesize amazing newness...
. Phipps was not hired into Oracle
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
as part of the acquisition of Sun Microsystems and his final day was March 8, 2010 when the two entities combined.
Under Phipps, most of Sun's core software was released under open source licenses, including the Solaris operating system
Solaris Operating System
Solaris is a Unix operating system originally developed by Sun Microsystems. It superseded their earlier SunOS in 1993. Oracle Solaris, as it is now known, has been owned by Oracle Corporation since Oracle's acquisition of Sun in January 2010....
and the Java software platform.
Phipps is a board member of Open Source for America
Open Source for America
Open Source for America consortium of various organizations established to advocate for and support the use of free and open-source software in the U.S. Federal government. It consists of various open source foundations, and companies, including GNOME, Mozilla, and Canonical. The organization...
and the Open Source Initiative. He has served on a number of advisory boards for other projects, including the GNOME Foundation, OpenSolaris, OpenJDK, and OpenSPARC.
He appeared as a guest on episodes 39 and 113 of FLOSS Weekly
FLOSS Weekly
FLOSS Weekly is a free software / open source themed podcast from the TWiT Network. The show premiered on April 7, 2006, and features prominent guests from the free software/open source community. It was originally hosted by Leo Laporte; his cohost for the first seventeen episodes was Chris DiBona...
and as a host on episode 124.
Simon Phipps is presently Chief Strategy Officer
Chief strategy officer
A Chief Strategy Officer , or chief strategist, is an executive who is responsible for assisting the chief executive officer with creating, communicating, executing, and sustaining strategic initiatives within a company or agency....
of ForgeRock.