What is MINIX 3?
MINIX 3 is a free, open-source operating system designed to be highly reliable, flexible, and secure. It is a POSIX-compliant Unix-like operating system based on a microkernel architecture, with the majority of the operating system running as isolated, protected processes in user mode. MINIX 3 runs on both x86 and ARM CPUs and is compatible with NetBSD, allowing it to leverage thousands of pre-existing software packages
Highlights
- Microkernel architecture with operating system components running as isolated user-mode processes
- POSIX-compliance and compatibility with NetBSD, providing access to a large software ecosystem
- Support for x86 and ARM CPU architectures
- Designed for high reliability, flexibility, and security
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Windows
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
Languages
- English
Features
Command line interface
Lightweight
Embeddable
Unix-like
ARM support