"An early preview of the next version has been released under version number 3.1.3, an interim release intended for developers who want to see the bleeding edge of MINIX and perhaps then track the current source. For more information, see the 3.1.3 release notes and the download page." MINIX3 will now also release weekly snapshots.
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Member since:2006-08-18
Member since:2005-07-06
>Minix could only be a viable alternative if the embedded system used x86 architecture.
What do you mean? Does Minix only run on x86?
If this is the case, I find it very funny, remembering that in the flamewar Tanenbaum vs Linus, one criticism against Linux was that it was x86 only at the time.
Member since:2007-02-22
I actually used Minux as my OS for a time being, but the install included GPL software. I didn't feel like going through hundreds of small programs and risking the chance of leaving some GPL software, so I uninstalled it.
It may be handy for embedded systems, but it doesn't have to be limited to that.
Member since:2005-07-06
Just out of curiosity, unless you plan on redistributing said software, why would you care if the software was GPL, BSD, MIT, Apache, CPL, etc. licensed? Those are copyright licenses and only apply to modifications and redistribution of the code and/or binary. As far as actual usage is concerned, they are indistinguishable to the end user.
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2007-04-17
Originally, Minix 1 and 2 were simply learning tools. Minix 3 is focusing on being an OS for embedded systems or resource limited computers. I've seen a few decent ports lately for Minix (Links comes to mind) and hopefully soon it will be a viable alternative to Linux for embedded systems.