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>Due to MINIX’s presence on every Intel system, the barebones Linux OS is the most widely deployed operating system in the world. Yeeeowch. That's a pretty egr
by AdmiralAsshat 9y ago
>Due to MINIX’s presence on every Intel system, the barebones Linux OS is the most widely deployed operating system in the world.
Yeeeowch. That's a pretty egregious error.
- agumonkey 9y agoI see no error. Just a very willful self congratulation.
- detaro 9y agoMinix is not a Linux OS.
- noblethrasher 9y agoFor context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanenbaum%E2%80%93Torvalds_debate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanenbaum%E2%80%93Torvalds_deb...
- 3breze 9y agoAnd also it is GNU/Linux
- kbutler 9y agoThey should have said "Unix-like" OS, as Minix is definitely distinct from Linux.
- markbnj 9y agoCame here to post this. I guess the author never read the Torvalds-Tanenbaum debate :).
- tremon 9y agoAgreed. It made me stop reading after the first paragraph.