[ale] inventing the future: university vs corp

[Vernard Martin]

On Wed, 2002-04-03 at 10:58, Chris Fowler wrote:
> the future.  It is schools that have difficulty keeping up.  UNIX was not
> created in a University.
> It was created in a Company.

yes, but the fundamental development of UNIX from that point on was in
Universities and NOT corporations. Without the universities, UNIX would
have stayed a pet project. 

Its a symbiotic relationship ship folks. You need BOTH academia and
industry for true innovation and creativity to occur.


V
p.s. and yes, I have lived in both worlds. Decided that living in both
at the same time was much more enjoyable than either one alone :)
-- 
Vernard Martin (vernard at cc.gatech.edu) Darkness has a hunger thats
insatiable
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~vernard/     Lightness has a call thats hard
to hear

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