Minix
MINIX (from mini-Unix) is a Unix-like operating system based on a microkernel architecture. Since version 2.0, it has been Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) compliant.
The MINIX 3.3.0 login prompt | |
| Developer | Andrew S. Tanenbaum, et al. |
|---|---|
| Written in | C |
| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Abandoned |
| Source model | Open-source |
| Initial release | 1987 |
| Latest release | 3.3.0 / 16 September 2014 |
| Latest preview | 3.4.0rc6 / 9 May 2017 |
| Repository | |
| Marketing target | Teaching (v1, v2) Embedded systems (v3) |
| Available in | English |
| Update method | Compile from source code |
| Package manager | N/A |
| Platforms | IBM PC compatibles, 68000, SPARC, |
| Kernel type | Microkernel |
| Userland | BSD (NetBSD) |
| License | 2005: BSD-3-Clause 2000: BSD-3-Clause 1995: Proprietary 1987: Proprietary |
| Official website | www |
Early versions of MINIX were created by Andrew S. Tanenbaum for educational purposes. Starting with MINIX 3, the primary aim of development shifted from education to the creation of a highly reliable and self-healing microkernel OS. MINIX 3 was developed as open-source software.
MINIX was first released in 1987, with its complete source code made available to universities for study in courses and research. It has been free and open-source software since it was relicensed under the BSD-3-Clause license in April 2000.
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