Oct 16, 2026, 10:26 PM@hipsterelectron @workingclassgames @zzt if Minix wasn't licensed to be academic-only until the 2000s things would be much more different
shame nobody wants to revive Minix 3. Except Intel for their CPUs.
- Oct 16, 2026, 10:26 PM
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aburka 🫣aburka@hachyderm.ioOct 17, 2026, 12:03 AM@techokami @hipsterelectron @workingclassgames @zzt what do you mean by "Intel for their CPUs"
- Oct 17, 2026, 12:10 AM
- aburka 🫣aburka@hachyderm.ioOct 17, 2026, 1:04 AM
@techokami @hipsterelectron @workingclassgames @zzt oh right the obvious backdoor
- Oct 17, 2026, 1:45 AM
@aburka @hipsterelectron @workingclassgames @zzt it runs Minix 3
Every computer with an Intel CPU is running Minix
Andrew has won the war - aburka 🫣aburka@hachyderm.ioOct 17, 2026, 1:50 AM
@techokami @hipsterelectron @workingclassgames @zzt do we know why they chose minix, and not like yocto or whatever was the equivalent at the time
- Oct 17, 2026, 1:54 AM
@aburka @hipsterelectron @workingclassgames @zzt honestly only the people from Intel truly know
- aburka 🫣aburka@hachyderm.ioOct 17, 2026, 1:56 AM
@techokami @hipsterelectron @workingclassgames @zzt yeah someone would have to give out some intel