Object-orientation in operating systems (workshop session)

Abstract

Due to the unexpectedly large number of participants, it became necessary to organize this workshop a bit more than what the participants (and organizers) might have preferred. Since there were approximately 50 attendees, the chosen format was 4 sessions representing general themes, with 4 attendees presenting their position for each session. The first presentation of a session was longer than the rest and was intended to set the tone for the rest of the session. Each session is summarized below by a brief synopsis of the presentations from the session chairman. Each session ended with a question/answer period. The minutes of these periods are included with each session. The final session of the workshop was a panel discussion attempting to answer the question: “what is an object-oriented operating system?”