From: torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Benedict Torvalds)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: What would you like to see most in minix?
Summary: small poll for my new operating system
Message-ID: <1991Aug25.205708.9541@klaava.Helsinki.FI>
Date: 25 Aug 91 20:57:08 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki

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@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 :-(.

From: torvaldsSklaava.Helsinki.Fi (Linus Benedict Torvalds)
To: Newsgroups: comp.os.inix
Subject: ���� ��� ������ ����� �� ������� � minix?
Summary: ��������� ����� ��� ���� ������������ ������� Message-ID: <1991Aug25.205708.9541@klaava.Helsinki.Fi>
Date: 25 ������� 1991 �., 20:57:08 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki

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����� (torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi)

PS. ��� �������� �� ���� minix � �������� �������������� �������� �������. ��� �� ���������� (������������ ������������ ����� 386 � ��.) �, ��������, ������� �� ����� ������������ ������, ����� ��-�����������, ������ ��� � ���� ������ ������ ��� :-(.