Sunday July 03, 2005
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Sunday July 03, 2005 Lin Lee and I brainstormed on concrete ways China can benefit from OpenSolaris. We came up with 3 main areas:
- Focused applications: It takes years, no matter how determined and well-funded an organization is, to develop a mature, enterprise-grade application software. China should allocate its resources smartly by focusing on what the country needs most. An industry forum, led by the government, that manages the resources for optimal productivity will speed up the software maturity.
- Standardize on APIs: Everything becomes obsolete faster than predicted. To protect the infra-structure, system components must adhere to standards that are mature, secure, and stable. If so, these components can be replaced with ease. The whole system can ride the waves of innovation without experiencing disruptions -- getting better all the time.
China government should establish component-level standards, such as system APIs, and encourage adherence. - SW/HW Integration at platform level: We know China has a great foundation for computer platforms and its components. But the country is missing a big opportunity. If these platform and component industries can be more integrated with system software or middleware, their effectiveness, performance, features, and cost structure can be greatly enhanced.
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