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Linux was called 'obsolete' in 1992, and now it powers servers around the world (www.xda-developers.com)
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[–] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Andy Tannembaum. Mi ix is microkernel. Linux is monolithic

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I've been there with the MINIX debate back then. I've actually used MINIX on a job back then. Tannenbaum knows his stuff, but with that, he was completely off. I don't think that most people in the Linux scene nowadays have ever heard of him or his OS. So much for relevance.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Minix in a sense is more successful than Linux as it runs in every Intel as a backdoor for the NSA.

    Not sure if Minix is still used as a teaching OS but I'm the textbook is still likely around.

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