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Roy Johnston 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 :-(.

Wouldn't waste much time or effort on this --- I don't think it is ever 
going to take off.

BOF