MINIX The most popular OS in the world, thanks to Intel

2    09 Nov 2017 00:41 by u/kcupsandstudentloans

3 comments

1 u/spritesheet 13 Nov 2017 16:22

I guess Wikipedia needs to be updated: "Minix [...] remained primarily an operating system for students and hobbyists." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINIX

0 u/Tensed 13 Nov 2017 19:50

This statement still holds true although even though those groups are really small. It was essentially Tanenbaums shilling during his debate with Linus in regard to microkernels that lead to MINIX first getting publicity. No matter where one stands on this, MINIX was developed in good faith. It's efficient nature is probably the reason why it was chosen by Intel. But that's what you get for using the cuck BSD license.

If you look at the Wikipedia Talk page, there's some stuff relating to this discovery, so it will likely be added soon.

0 u/ElementalPee 09 Nov 2017 00:43

I think more important than the fact that it is MINIX is this bit:

Why on this green Earth is there a web server in a hidden part of my CPU? WHY? The only reason I can think of is if the makers of the CPU wanted a way to serve up content via the internet without you knowing about it. Combine that with the fact that Ring -3 has 100 percent access to everything on the computer, and that should make you just a teensy bit nervous. The security risks here are off the charts — for home users and enterprises. The privacy implications are tremendous and overwhelming.