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MINIX 3 has been based on the NetBSD userland since the beginning, I think. That said, always interesting to hear Tanenbaum talk and the dynamic upgrade/checkpo

MINIX 3 has been based on the NetBSD userland since the beginning, I think. That said, always interesting to hear Tanenbaum talk and the dynamic upgrade/checkpointing features sound interesting.

istvan__ 11y ago
Weren't they using FreeBSD?
- carussell 11y ago
  No.
  - istvan__ 11y ago
    It seems they were using some of the tools: https://2011.eurobsdcon.org/papers/gras/minix-bsd.pdf https://2011.eurobsdcon.org/papers/gras/minix-bsd.pdf "ABSTRACT MINIX 3 has imported a significant amount of userland BSD code. The trend began several years ago, but the pace has quickened markedly. We have already imported NetBSD’s buildsystem, NetBSD’s C library, the pkgsrc package management infrastructure, and various userland utilities from NetBSD and FreeBSD."
    - carussell 11y ago
      I thought we were talking about whether or not MINIX was using FreeBSD userland before moving to NetBSD for 3.2.0.
      - istvan__ 11y ago
        I was just generally asking. But thanks.
psgbg 11y ago
Indeed. I really love the part of the reverse check. It would never cross my mind.
mahmud 11y ago
Glad you clarified and said Minix 3; I remember the 90s version had its own userland, and its own C compiler (also written AST), I know this because I hacked on them extensively. Probably the first time I have seen extensive source code, more than a snippet or a *.c file.