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OpenBSD is huge (just like any general-purpose OS would be today). It's not a "teaching OS." Minix would be a better alternative, IMHO.
by Koshkin 7y ago
OpenBSD is huge (just like any general-purpose OS would be today). It's not a "teaching OS."
Minix would be a better alternative, IMHO.
- vips7L 7y agoMinix is still huge compared to xv6
- cat199 7y agoagree - possibly any of the BSD's might be a good follow up for 'advanced' study since the codebase & kernel structures have a direct lineage. Maybe doing the 'base' course on like 4.2BSD which is still smaller and close to v7 might make sense
- beefhash 7y ago4.4BSD-Lite2 is the earliest they could do without risking some legal issues[1]. [1] https://virtuallyfun.com/wordpress/2018/11/26/why-bsd-os-is-the-best-candidate-for-being-the-only-tested-legally-open-unix/ https://virtuallyfun.com/wordpress/2018/11/26/why-bsd-os-is-...