LinuxDevices: Executive Interview: Michel Gien and Michel Genard of Jaluna | Linux Today

LinuxDevices: Executive Interview: Michel Gien and Michel Genard of Jaluna

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 25, 2005

Q1. As we understand it, Jaluna was formed in August
2002, by the creators of Sun’s Chorus microkernel operating system.
Could you provide a brief background on the company and key
players?

A1, Michel Gien — Our team has been working
together for about 15 years. I was one of the co-founders of Chorus
Systems in 1987, and we developed the company around Unix-based
operating systems. We developed a microkernel architecture that we
worked out with [a company that was called] Unix Systems Labs at
the time, and then we focused on telecom equipment manufacturing,
both infrastructure and devices. In mobile phones, our Chorus
kernel is still in Alcatel mobile phones, for example…”

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