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MINIX

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MINIX

Summary

MINIX is an Unix-like operating system[1]. MINIX draws 2,260 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 instance of is recorded as Unix-like operating system[4].
  • MINIX's architect is recorded as Andrew S. Tanenbaum[5].
  • MINIX's developer is recorded as Andrew S. Tanenbaum[6].
  • MINIX's copyright license is recorded as 3-clause BSD License[7].
  • MINIX's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • MINIX's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3.0[9].
  • MINIX's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4.0rc6[10].
  • MINIX's Commons category is recorded as MINIX[11].
  • MINIX's platform is recorded as Q182933[12].
  • MINIX's platform is recorded as ARM architecture[13].
  • MINIX's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • January 1, 1987 marks the founding of MINIX[15].
  • MINIX's official website is recorded as https://minix3.org[16].
  • MINIX's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Minix[17].
  • MINIX's source code repository URL is recorded as https://git.minix3.org[18].
  • MINIX's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/Stichting-MINIX-Research-Foundation/minix[19].
  • MINIX's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'MINIX'}[20].
  • MINIX's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[21].

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Authorship and Creation

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

Publication

MINIX's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].

Why It Matters

MINIX draws 2,260 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.[22] MINIX is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

MINIX has been cited as an influence by Linux[24], founded in 1991[25] and Redox[26], a free operating system[27], founded in 2015[28].

FAQs

Who did MINIX influence?

MINIX has been cited as an influence by Linux[24] and Redox[26].

Related Entities

Andrew S. Tanenbaum Linux MINIX 3 Redox Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wiki.minix3.org. wiki.minix3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . minix3.org. Retrieved . minix3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . phoronix.com. phoronix.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wiki.minix3.org. wiki.minix3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wiki.minix3.org. Retrieved . wiki.minix3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · ~2026-30876-05 · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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