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MINIX
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An operating
system
derived from
UNIX
.
Used
mainly as an educational tool, MINIX has helped spawn some of the greatest OSes of our time, including Linux.
Who the
hell
needs
MINIX when we've
got
Linux!
MINIX
by
The Leet Seeker
January 31, 2004