Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 09:38:05 -0800 (PST) From: Jake Hamby <jehamby@lightside.com> To: Bill/Carolyn Pechter <pechter@shell.monmouth.com> Cc: piero@strider.ibenet.it, FreeBSD-hackers <FreeBSD-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Here's why you should post about MINIX Message-ID: <Pine.AUX.3.91.951109093237.24372C-100000@covina.lightside.com> In-Reply-To: <199511091212.HAA18874@shell.monmouth.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Thu, 9 Nov 1995, Bill/Carolyn Pechter wrote: > > Quoting from Jordan K. Hubbard (Thu Nov 9 03:10:51 1995): > > > Minix != FreeBSD just as Xenix != FreeBSD and you hardly see us giving > > > pointers to Xenix. I will neither approve it nor go to any special > > > trouble to mention it in the FAQ.. Not to be heartless, I just don't > > > see the need or relevance. > > Quoting from Piero Serini > > > > Ok. I'm Joe User a f@#$ing newbie, I only have a f#$%ing 286 so I > > write to freebsd-questions and ask'em "Ho guys what kind of UNIX > > *can* I run on my wonderful 286", and get no answer. > > > > When I buy a P100 I will go *for sure* to the linux mailing lists > > where people is so kind to give advise to me, poor owner of a 286. > > > > Sorry Jordan, this time you're wrong, IMHO. > > Damn right. Lets lose the not invented here syndrome and be kind > do other net citizens. Put a couple of paragraphs in the FAQ > (and maybe on the web site...). > > It costs very little to do others some good here. > Well, thanks for posting that announcement to the hackers list, at least. Not only is there an 8088/286 version, but there are also older versions for Amiga, Atari ST, Mac, and SPARC, some of which (for example a Mac Plus or stock Amiga 500) don't have an MMU, and so couldn't run NetBSD or Linux/68k, for the same reason a 286 can't run FreeBSD. Also, of course MINIX isn't "as good" as FreeBSD in the sense that it's not full enough or compatible enough to run monster programs like X11R6 and GCC, but that wasn't the original intention. It was designed to be a tiny, UNIX System 7 compatible, TEACHING OS that any one person could understand large portions of the code with a minimum of effort. And I think, for that reason, it would be a cool OS to use, to learn about OS concepts, if you're "not ready" to start hacking on the FreeBSD kernel... ---Jake
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.AUX.3.91.951109093237.24372C-100000>