類似UNIX的操作系統,MINIX 3.2.1 發布
MINIX是一份像UNIX的計算機操作系統,它基于微內核架構。它極其地小,運行于內核模式的部分僅約5000行可執行代碼,而運行于用戶模式的部分被分解為小型且獨立的模塊,從而提高系統可靠性。它最初被設計為一份教學工具,但最新版本的MINIX也面向嵌入式系統及低端筆記本電腦。
Thomas Veerman has announced the release of MINIX 3.2.1, an updated version of the UNIX-like operating system based on a microkernel architecture: " The MINIX team is proud to announce the latest MINIX release, named 3.2.1, a year after the previous release, 3.2.0. 3.2.1 boasts significantly more polish again in terms of base-system expansion and cleanup, in areas such as userland utilities, libraries, the build system, but also drivers and kernel improvements, various performance improvements, and more. A detailed list: support for dynamically linked executables, also build shared versions of base system libraries; remove the use of Intel segments altogether, giving a performance boost while context switching; full new clean updated NetBSD build system import...." Read the rest of the release notes for a detailed list of changes and new features. Download (MD5) the compressed installation CD image from here: minix_R3.2.1-972156d.iso.bz2 (256MB).