40 Years of Unix

[Linen0ise]

did any one else catch the mistake on page 12 about Torvald they say his name is Linux Torvald instead of Linus Torvald.

You know...Linux brand would have made a bigger impact over the years if people actually communicated instead of suing each other.

Anybody remember Minux? It was the first cloned unix muli-tasking op that ran on 80286 machines and taught in some colleges.

We may get a second shot to destroying Microsoft. Google wants to play with Minux.

Watch your steps...linux!

http://www.minix3.org/

MINIX 3 is initially targeted at the following areas:

* Applications where very high reliability is required
* Single-chip, small-RAM, low-power, $100 laptops for Third-World children
* Embedded systems (e.g., cameras, DVD recorders, cell phones)
* Applications where the GPL is too restrictive (MINIX 3 uses a BSD-type license)
* Education (e.g., operating systems courses at universities)

Google Summer of Code
Google has created a project in which students work on open source projects during the summer and are paid for it by Google. One of the approved projects is MINIX 3. If you are a student and would like to hack on MINIX 3 and be paid for it, please check out our ideas page.