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MINIX 3

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MINIX 3

Summary

MINIX 3 is an Unix-like operating system[1]. It draws 742 Wikipedia views per month (unix_like_operating_system category, ranking #13 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • MINIX 3's instance of is recorded as Unix-like operating system[3].
  • MINIX 3's instance of is recorded as operating system[4].
  • MINIX 3's instance of is recorded as microkernel[5].
  • MINIX 3 followed MINIX[6].
  • MINIX 3's developer is recorded as Andrew S. Tanenbaum[7].
  • MINIX 3's copyright license is recorded as BSD licenses[8].
  • MINIX 3's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • MINIX 3's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[10].
  • MINIX 3's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3.0[11].
  • MINIX 3's mascot is recorded as mascot of MINIX 3[12].
  • MINIX 3's official website is recorded as https://www.minix3.org[13].
  • MINIX 3's source code repository URL is recorded as http://git.minix3.org[14].
  • MINIX 3's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/Stichting-MINIX-Research-Foundation[15].
  • MINIX 3's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[16].

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Adaptations and Inspiration

MINIX 3 followed MINIX[6].

Why It Matters

MINIX 3 draws 742 Wikipedia views per month (unix_like_operating_system category, ranking #13 of 24).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

Related Entities

Andrew S. Tanenbaum assembly language MINIX MINIX file system operating system Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . minix3.org. Retrieved . minix3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . minix3.org. Retrieved . minix3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . git.minix3.org. git.minix3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . minix3.org. minix3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wiki.minix3.org. wiki.minix3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). MINIX 3. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/minix-3
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_minix-3_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{MINIX 3}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/minix-3}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 27d ago · ~2026-30876-05 · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Software version identifier → 3.3.0
    Copyright license → BSD licenses
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