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Cool, is this Unix like teaching operating system going to be clandestinely installed on all future Intel CPUs like Minix was?
by deusofnull 8y ago
Cool, is this Unix like teaching operating system going to be clandestinely installed on all future Intel CPUs like Minix was?
- tonysdg 8y agoMade me laugh (thanks for that!), but in fairness, MINIX 3 was designed for actual usage and not just education. From Wikipedia [1]: > Although it still serves as an example for the new edition of Tanenbaum and Woodhull's textbook, it is comprehensively redesigned to be "usable as a serious system on resource-limited and embedded computers and for applications requiring high reliability." [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINIX_3#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINIX_3#History
- beefhash 8y agoWikipedia says that there's a least one company using it for an ARM TrustZone kernel[1], but I can't seem to verify that on the linked vendor's home page. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xv6#Production_Use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xv6#Production_Use
- thrillgore 8y agoMinix 3 can be used on its own for non-educational purposes. In fact, Intel uses it for their Management Engine. It's so good, even the three letter agency hacking your shit loves it!