CSIRO boss explains why seL4 team was dumped Denham Sadler Innovation Aus 4 June 2021 https://www.innovationaus.com/csiro-boss-explains-why-sel4-team-was-dumped/
CSIRO chief executive Dr Larry Marshall has explained why the agency sensationally dumped the team behind the seL4 microkernel, saying he did not believe it was feasible to spin out the research in Australia and that it didn’t fit with the agency’s new focus on AI. ... [ Why is it that the word 'cloud-seeding' popped into my mind? ] [ Marshall also said "The challenge with that technology is it is very mature and it’s open-source, so it’s difficult to see an opportunity to build industry or to drive a national benefit there". [ So, um, no-one's *ever* worked out a way to make money by building on an open-source project, not even by offering customised extensions and services, and interleaving teams and expertise? ] -- Roger Clarke mailto:[email protected] T: +61 2 6288 6916 http://www.xamax.com.au http://www.rogerclarke.com Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd 78 Sidaway St, Chapman ACT 2611 AUSTRALIA Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law University of N.S.W. Visiting Professor in Computer Science Australian National University _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
