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From: gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE READ THIS IF YOU WISH TO POST
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Date: Sun, 12-Jul-87 19:53:16 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jul 12 19:53:16 1987
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mpl@sfsup.UUCP (Mike Lindner) wrote:
> PLEASE!  Before you post, THINK!  MINIX is based on AT&T's version 7 UNIX(R),
> NOT on BSD4.* or System V.  DON'T tell me MINIX is broken...

Well, Minix is "V7 system call compatible".  However, the utilities and
libraries are way below V7 standard.  Look at the tar command, for example,
or standard I/O.  Somebody remarked that it was a lot more like V6 as far
as utilities go.
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