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 The MINIX 3.1.8 boot screen | |
| Developer | Andrew S. Tanenbaum |
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| Written in | C |
| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source (originally COSS, now FOSS) |
| Latest release | 3.2.1 / February 21, 2013 |
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| Marketing target | Teaching (v1, v2) embedded systems (v3) |
| Available in | English |
| Platforms | PC, PC/AT, PS/2, Motorola 68000, SPARC, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Macintosh, SPARCstation, Intel 386, PC compatibles, NS32532, ARM and INMOS transputer |
| Kernel type | Microkernel |
| Default user interface | Command line interface (ash) |
| License | Originally proprietary, BSD license since 2000 |
| Official website | www |
MINIX is a Unix-like computer operating system based on a microkernel architecture. Andrew S. Tanenbaum wrote the operating system so it could be used for educational purposes; MINIX also helped Linus Torvalds design the Linux kernel. Its name comes from the words minimal and Unix.
Released under the BSD license, MINIX is free and open source.
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