https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINIX#Relationship_with_Linux https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINIX#Relationship_with_Linux The design principles Tanenbaum applied

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINIX#Relationship_with_Linux https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINIX#Relationship_with_Linux The design principles Tanenbaum applied to MINIX greatly influenced the design decisions Linus Torvalds applied in the creation of the Linux kernel.[citation needed] Torvalds used and appreciated MINIX,[17] [...] Early Linux kernel development was done on a MINIX host system, which led to Linux inheriting various features from MINIX, such as the MINIX file system.