shepard@finch.pa.dec.com (Mark Shepard) (10/16/90)
I'm new to MINIX (just got v1.5 from PH). There seem to be quite a few
extensions for MINIX. for instance,
shoelaces,
a symlinks extension,
virtual consoles,
386-isms, 680x0-isms, upgrade kits for 1.3 -> 1.5, etc.
patches for various minix tools,
improved device-drivers for various systems,
...
Could someone give me a summary of the most important (i.e. most useful)
patches and extensions to MINIX? As someone new to MINIX, I don't know
what's worth FTP-ing and what's not; I'd rather spend my time building
on other people's work that fixing already-fixed bugs.
I'd also like to hear OPINIONS: what extensions have people installed,
what's a kludge and what's not, what do people find most useful.
(I'm collecting ideas for my own MINIX-verse).
****** I'll post a composite of whatever I info I received.
BTW, the MINIX Info_sheet should contain this type of info, but doesn't.
Mark Shepard
shepard@decpa.pa.dec.com
...!gatekeeper!shepard