MINIX

Summary

MINIX is an Unix-like operating system^[1]. MINIX draws 522 Wikipedia views per month (unix_like_operating_system category, ranking #5 of 24).^[2]

Key Facts

• MINIX is the creator of Andrew S. Tanenbaum^[3].
• MINIX's image is recorded as Minix 3.3.0 login prompt 2 screenshot.png^[4].
• MINIX's instance of is recorded as Unix-like operating system^[5].
• MINIX's architect is recorded as Andrew S. Tanenbaum^[6].
• MINIX's developer is recorded as Andrew S. Tanenbaum^[7].
• MINIX's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 186683409^[8].
• MINIX's GND ID is recorded as 4224127-3^[9].
• MINIX's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n00067355^[10].
• MINIX's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16962994x^[11].
• MINIX's IdRef ID is recorded as 185552528^[12].
• MINIX's copyright license is recorded as 3-clause BSD License^[13].
• MINIX's programmed in is recorded as Q15777^[14].
• MINIX's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3.0^[15].
• MINIX's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4.0rc6^[16].
• MINIX's Commons category is recorded as MINIX^[17].
• MINIX's platform is recorded as Q182933^[18].
• MINIX's platform is recorded as ARM architecture^[19].
• MINIX's language of work or name is recorded as English^[20].
• +1987-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of MINIX^[21].
• MINIX's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04sn4^[22].
• MINIX's official website is recorded as https://minix3.org^[23].
• MINIX's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Minix^[24].
• MINIX's Curlie ID is recorded as Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/Unix/MINIX/^[25].
• MINIX's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 005.432^[26].
• MINIX's source code repository URL is recorded as https://git.minix3.org^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

MINIX is the creator of Andrew S. Tanenbaum^[3].

Publication

MINIX's language of work or name is recorded as English^[20].

Why It Matters

MINIX draws 522 Wikipedia views per month (unix_like_operating_system category, ranking #5 of 24).^[2] MINIX has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] MINIX is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

MINIX has been cited as an influence by Linux^[30], founded in 1991^[31] and Redox^[32], a free operating system^[33], founded in 2015^[34].

FAQs

Who did MINIX influence?

MINIX has been cited as an influence by Linux^[30] and Redox^[32].