Linux Q's

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Mon Dec 7 21:22:39 1998

< Question, isn't Minix on the x86 platform still a commercial product?
< know the versions for stuff such as the Atari I believe are now free, bu
< thought you still had to buy the x86 version.

Not really. It's a copyrighted, freely available for non commercial use
if memory serves. You can get it sources and all off the net or by buying
the book on OS Design and Implmentation with it's CDrom. The details are
educational/personal use I think. I doubt it would be popular for
commercial use except as maybe an embedded kernal.

It's supposed to work on PS2/50z but when I tried it there was a floppy
problem that kept getting in the way. I put it aside when a 386sx/16 came
my way as it was a excellent MINIX platform.

Allison
Received on Mon Dec 07 1998 - 21:22:39 GMT