1987: Tanenbaum creates MINIX as a Unix-like teaching OS>In 1987, MINIX, a Unix-like system intended for academic use, was released by Andrew S. Tanenbaum to exemplify the principles conveyed in his textbook, Operating Systems: Design and Implementation. While source code for the system was available, modification and redistribution were restricted.1991: Torvalds copies the MINIX code and compiles it with gcc>I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since April, and is starting to get ready. I'd like any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons) among other things). I've currently ported bash(1.08) and gcc(1.40), and things seem to work. This implies that I'll get something practical within a few months [...] Yes - it's free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs. It is NOT protable [sic] (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that's all I have :-(.Also 1991: Torvalds announcing the first official version of Linux and adopts GNU userland:>[As] I mentioned a month ago, I'm working on a free version of a Minix-lookalike for AT-386 computers. It has finally reached the stage where it's even usable (though may not be depending on what you want), and I am willing to put out the sources for wider distribution. It is just version 0.02...but I've successfully run bash, gcc, gnu-make, gnu-sed, compress, etc. under it. 1992: Adopts GPL and POSIX>When Torvalds released version 0.12 in February 1992, he adopted the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2). [...] With the support of the POSIX APIs, through the libC that, whether needed, acts as an entry point to the kernel address space, Linux could run software and applications that had been developed for Unix.
Fast forward 1996>The GNU people tried calling it GNU/Linux, and that's ok. It's certainly no worse a name than "Linux Pro" or "Red Hat Linux" or "Slackware Linux" ...Isn't it funny how the kernel that started as a MINIX lookalike and depended heavily on GNU software somehow became a one-man branding exercise?
>>110079222and freetards cheered and propelled him straight into corpo world
>>110079220>>110079220>While source code for the system was available, modification and redistribution were restricted.Sounds like this guy was a huge faggot and Linus did the world a favor.
>opposes GPL v3>supports Rust and vibe slop>sucks Microsoft and Redhat's dicks>fork it or walk awayUnironically this deranged sociopath motherfucker who probably could never even code should be hanged.
>>110079245>modification and redistribution were restrictedthen how did minix end up in every intel management engine implementation?Andy was right about microkernels btw
>>110079285I don’t care about any of that>modification and redistribution were restrictedthis is faggot behavior. end of story
>>110079222all self made one-man army "geniuses" are narcissistic freaks who manipulate gullible retards. Every self-made bootstrap freak has decades of experience in lying, gaslighting, self-glazing etc.
>>110079339>i made this OS and you can read the source to learn about OSdev as much as you want, but if you wanna modify and redistribute it or use it commercially or something, please get my permission first, okay? thanksseems reasonable imo, it's similar to the requirements for using GPLv3 code
>>110079877kys retard
>>110079896faggot
>>110079220Yeah, just check out how mad Tanenbaum looks in this picture with Linus. This is clearly the face of someone thinking the person next to him stole his work.
>>110079339Andy Tanenbaum is the prime example of someone who shared knowledge by creating minix and letting Linus learn from it.You're the faggot..
