Linked by Will Senn on Tue 8th Jun 2004 05:35 UTC
This tutorial will walk the reader through setting up Minix 2.0.4 on Windows XP via Bochs 2.1.1. These are the latest versions of Minix, Bochs and Windows XP as of May of 2004. In this era of Linux and Windows domination of the OS scene, it is important to remember that there are alternatives. Hence, this article will also serve as an introduction to one such alternative, Minix, which has a very rich heritage, indeed.
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Alright, alright maybe calling it FUD was overly sensitive. Your comments are accurate and yet, it should be noted that Minix is Open Source, nothing is stopping folks from extending on the original.
I think the license partially killed Minix along with the widespread use of Linux. It was not under the BSD license until recently.
Anyone interested in Minix should check out Tanenbaum's books on OS. The theory book was pretty weighty, but well written. I found a copy in the local library. One of the books covers Minix, but I haven't yet found a copy. As an aside, Tanenbaum wrote a good networking book, but my library copy was a bit outdated.