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xv6 is now targeting RISC-V and has displaced MINIX as a better pedagogical tool in my opinion. MINIX is dead for multiple reasons, including technical ones [1
by boricj 2y ago
xv6 is now targeting RISC-V and has displaced MINIX as a better pedagogical tool in my opinion.
MINIX is dead for multiple reasons, including technical ones [1]. Simply put, its design and implementation are no longer fit for purpose on modern systems. At this point, starting over from scratch would probably be more effective than trying to address all of its issues.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34916261 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34916261