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Not to mention MINIX is hidden away in almost every modern Intel CPU as part of its Management Engine.

Sometimes I wonder how the world would be today if MINIX was distributed with a FLOSS license similar to Linux. I think the Linus Torvalds vs Andrew Tanenbaum debate could have been a pivotal moment in tech history by the way MINIX missed a huge opportunity to step up in the history.

And now, Minix is sadly abandoned.

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