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Minix 3

Minix 3 is a small, Unix-like operating system published under a BSD-3-Clause license, and is a successor project to the earlier versions, Minix 1.x and 2.0.

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Reliability policies

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Overview

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Architecture

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Available in
English
Default user interface
ash
Developer
Andrew S. Tanenbaum et al.
Initial release
24 October 2005; 20 years ago (2005-10-24)
Kernel type
Microkernel
Latest preview
3.4.0 rc6 / May 9, 2017; 9 years ago (2017-05-09)

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Architecture

Differences between Minix 3 and prior versions

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Minix 3

Nodes109
Edges108
Triples78
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018349
Components1

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Minix 3

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related to history · 12
Minix 3 → ACM, Although, Andrew Tanenbaum, Association, BSD-3-Clause, Computing Machinery, Initially, Minix, October, Symposium Operating Systems Principles, Tanenbaum, Woodhull's
related to Cage the bugs · 7
Minix 3 → Drivers, I/O, In, Minix, One, They, Thus
related to Goals of the project · 7
Minix 3 → Each, If, Minix, Reflecting, Tanenbaum, To, Unix
related to Reduce kernel size · 6
Minix 3 → FreeBSD, In, Linux, Minix, Monolithic, Windows
related to Limit drivers' memory access · 5
Minix 3 → In, In Minix, It, MINIX, The
related to Limit damage from buffer overflows · 4
Minix 3 → Also, However, In Minix, Minix
related to Reliability policies · 3
Minix 3 → Below, Minix, One
related to Restrict access to kernel functions · 3
Minix 3 → Device, In, The Minix
is a · 2
Minix 3 → Intel Management Engine, small
related to Mascot · 2
Minix 3 → Minix, Rocky Raccoon

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Minix 3Available inEnglish1.00infobox
Minix 3Default user interfaceash1.00infobox
Minix 3DeveloperAndrew S. Tanenbaum et al.1.00infobox
Minix 3Initial release24 October 2005; 20 years ago (2005-10-24)1.00infobox
Minix 3Kernel typeMicrokernel1.00infobox
Minix 3Latest preview3.4.0 rc6 / May 9, 2017; 9 years ago (2017-05-09)1.00infobox
Minix 3Latest release3.3.0 / September 16, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-09-16)1.00infobox
Minix 3License2005: BSD-3-Clause[a] Original: BSD-3-Clause1.00infobox
Minix 3Marketing targetEmbedded systems, education1.00infobox
Minix 3Official websitewww.minix3.org1.00infobox
Minix 3OS familyUnix-like1.00infobox
Minix 3Preceded byMinix 1.0, 1.5, and 2.01.00infobox
Minix 3Repositorygit.minix3.org1.00infobox
Minix 3Source modelOpen source1.00infobox
Minix 3Supported platformsIA-32, ARM1.00infobox
Minix 3UserlandMinix, NetBSD1.00infobox
Minix 3Working stateDiscontinued1.00infobox
Minix 3Written inC, assembly language1.00infobox
Minix 3is asmall0.90text
Minix 3is aIntel Management Engine0.90text

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