> 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

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Chud 02/25/26 (Wed) 07:47:08 №15315060 [Quote]

> 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 (torv…@kruuna.helsinki.fi)
>
> PS. Yes - it's free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs.
> It is NOT protable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never
> will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that's all I have :-(.

Chud 02/25/26 (Wed) 07:47:48 №15315065 [Quote]

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