# o-oconnell/minixfromscratch

Development and compilation setup for the book versions of MINIX (2.0.0 and 3.1.0) on QEMU

Repository: https://github.com/o-oconnell/minixfromscratch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/minixfromscratch
Language: Shell
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: kernel, operating-systems, computer-architecture, data-structures-and-algorithms, networking, programming, bash, compilers, filesystem, system-administration, system-programming
Last push: 2025-10-18T19:58:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 42/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 47, release rhythm 8, longevity 92
- inputs: {"age_days": 1290, "days_push": 319, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1268, forks 77 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:11.564534+00:00)

## What it is
A development and compilation setup for running the book versions of MINIX (2.0.0 and 3.1.0) in QEMU, designed to accompany the textbook 'Operating Systems: Design and Implementation'. It lets learners browse, edit, recompile, and execute MINIX kernel source code easily.

## Use cases
- learn operating systems by studying MINIX kernel source
- compile and run MINIX 3.1.0 from the Tanenbaum book in QEMU
- edit and recompile MINIX kernel code as a beginner
- set up a MINIX development environment without build headaches
- compare teaching operating systems like MINIX vs xv6
- mount and modify a MINIX disk image on Linux

## When to choose
- you are learning OS concepts from Operating Systems: Design and Implementation (2e or 3e)
- you want a heavily commented, book-documented teaching kernel
- you need a ready-made QEMU setup for MINIX

## When to avoid
- you need a production or modern operating system
- you want a teaching OS with threads, NAT, or modern features
- you are not following the MINIX books and prefer xv6 or Linux internals

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: compiler, developer-tools, simulation
- domain: operating-systems, education, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: minix, operating-systems-education, qemu, kernel-development, microkernel, book-companion, system-programming, linux, shell

## Member repositories
- o-oconnell/minixfromscratch (main) score 42

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:11.564534+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:03:39.438477+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/o-oconnell/minixfromscratch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:11.564534+00:00, sha cab0e2822f91)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.