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From: torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Benedict Torvalds)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: What would you like to see most in minix?
Summary: small poll for my new operating system
Message-ID: <1991Aug25.205708.9541@klaava.Helsinki.FI>
Date: 25 Aug 91 20:57:08 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki
Hello everybody out there using minix –
I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big
and Professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been
brewing since april, and is starting to get ready. I’d like any
feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles
it somewhat(same physical layout of the file-system (due to
practical reasons)among other things).
I’ve currently ported bash(1.08) and gcc(1.40), and things seem to
work. This implies that I’ll get something practical within a few
months, and I’d like to know what features most people would want.
Any suggestions are welcome, but I won’t promise I’ll implement
them
Linus (torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi)
PS. Yes - it’s free of any minix code, and it has a multi threaded
fs. It is NOT portable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it
probably never will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as
that’s all I have .

Depois vem a discussão do professor versus aluno:

http://oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/appa.html

E hoje devido ao Linux no mercado o Minix3 se tornou free e compativel BSD.