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Comment by pjmlp

7 days ago

With a whole generation forgetting they came first in big iron UNIX like HP-UX.

Interesting. My experience w/ HP-UX was in the 90s, but this (Integrity Virtual Machines) was released in 2005. I might call out FreeBSD Jails (2000) or Solaris Zones (2005) as an earlier and a more significant case respectively. I appreciate the insight, though, never knew about HP-UX.

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

Does it really matter, tho?

  • Another reason it matters is they might have done it differently which could inspire future improvements. :)

    I like to read bibliographies for that reason—to read books that inspired the author I’m reading at the time. Same goes for code and research papers!

  • Some people think it matters to properly learn history, instead of urban myths.

    • History is one thing, who-did-it-first is often just a way to make a point in faction debates. In the broader picture, it makes little difference IMHO.