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 :
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 : -)

Code source original : http://mbrserver.com/