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Because Minix is neither overly complex, nor obsolete. It nears the sweet spot between simplicity and functionality - I don't know how much of that I can attrib
by mfukar 16y ago
Because Minix is neither overly complex, nor obsolete. It nears the sweet spot between simplicity and functionality - I don't know how much of that I can attribute to its architecture. I don't think it has anything to do with academic credibility or holding grudges.
That's my opinion, of course, and perhaps my CS professors stuck to Tanenbaum religiously.
- derleth 16y ago> nor obsolete Minix is so different from most OSes in use that this doesn't even make sense.
- mfukar 16y agoWhile Minix, like dozens of OSs, is far from having a measurable market share - especially compared to Linux/Windows/BSD/etc - is also far from being either unwanted or disused. It's actively developed and promoted. Why would you characterize it obsolete based on its difference from "mainstream" OSs? That doesn't make sense.
- derleth 16y ago> Why would you characterize it obsolete based on its difference from "mainstream" OSs? I didn't. I explicitly said that the concept of 'obsolete' doesn't apply to it, because it's so different from everything else.