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Minix from Scratch Project Established

Posted by timothy on from the but-that's-unpossible dept.

decuser writes "The MFS - Minix from Scratch project was established in the wake of the Brown-Tannenbaum controversy. MFS aims to be to the Minix community what LFS is to the Linux community, a recipe for building an alternative OS from 'scratch.'" See the project's website at mfs.sunsite.dk or minixfromscratch.org.

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  1. Horray! by Billly+Gates · · Score: 5, Funny
    All six of us are happy. :-)

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  2. My god people by Timesprout · · Score: 5, Funny

    This could lead to the second coming of Linus !!! Let us rejoice and sacrafice junior VB coders to the Gods of Code.

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  3. This is for real, folks. by commodoresloat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just look at all the valuable information available on the MFS Wiki. Lots of useful information suggesting hours and hours of labor by Minix users everywhere. I predict this will be the Next Big Thing. Minix installations everywhere, sweeping the nation, sweeping the world, while Linux fades into obscurity. With BSD dying and Apple beleaguered, Minix will become the next major competitor to Windows.

  4. Re:Agree. Better places to put in effort by EvilAlien · · Score: 5, Funny
    Do you seriously think Hurd will ever actually achieve "real OS" status? The project started in bloody 1990 after 7 years of RMS flailing around in his attempts to build a free OS.

    I expect Microsoft to move towards a BSD-ish source license and that I will be playing Duke Nukem Forever on the Phantom console or Linux before Hurd becomes a real OS ;)

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