Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!udel!cis.udel.edu From: pezely@cis.udel.edu (Cowboy Dan) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Re: Where is Minix headed? Keywords: alternative Minix... let's do it! Message-ID: <33778@nigel.ee.udel.edu> Date: 17 Oct 90 18:19:52 GMT References: <33514@nigel.ee.udel.edu> <7956@star.cs.vu.nl> <612@eds1.UUCP> Sender: usenet@ee.udel.edu Organization: R+D Cowboys, HITL (and the Delaware ranch) Lines: 20 Nntp-Posting-Host: lazlow.cis.udel.edu cdh1@eds1.UUCP (C. Daniel Hassell) writes: >>Let them read Hwang & Briggs books. All 800+ pages of it, and small letters. > >I think Andy has a point here. What we have is a clash of intentions. >... >Minix was designed to be changed by users so I don't see why we can't >work together on it. We could develop a consensus list of features >we want to work toward, and see what happens. >... >What does anyone think? Sure thing. I'll work on BSD fast file systems for 16bit (PC/AT) MFM disk controllers and then for the Adaptec SCSI controller. I'll let you know later what the delivery dates will be like. -Cowboy Dan -- R+D Cowboys: HITL, Seattle CSL, U Delaware Pezely@hitl.VRnet.washington.edu Pezely@udel.edu