[clue-talk] On This Day in History . . .

[mikeb]

rjohnston at denverinternet.com wrote:

> Linus Benedict Torvalds
> Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
>
> From: torvalds at klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Benedict Torvalds)
> Date: 25 Aug 91 20:57:08 GMT
> Local: Sun, Aug 25 1991 4:57 pm
> Subject: What would you like to see most in minix?
>
> Hello everybody out there using minix -
>
> I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and
> professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones.  This has been brewing
> since april, and is starting to get ready.  I'd like any feedback on
> things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat
> (same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons)
> among other things).
>
> I've currently ported bash(1.08) and gcc(1.40), and things seem to work.
> This implies that I'll get something practical within a few months, and
> I'd like to know what features most people would want.  Any suggestions
> are welcome, but I won't promise I'll implement them : -)
>
>               Linus (torvalds at kruuna.helsinki.fi)
>
> PS.  Yes - it's free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs.
> It is NOT protable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never
> will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that's all I have : -(.
>
>
>
>
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Thanks for the post. We need to keep history alive for the see how far 
an "Idea" can come with many hours of hard work.  That is why Firefox 
and other FOSS projects just work.  (Teamwork and community)
Thanks to all the Real Coders of FOSS...

-mike