MINIX-L Mailing List

2 July 2003

What is MINIX-L?

The Minix-l mailing list exists for the discussion of the Minix Operating System. You can read it to keep in touch with Minix developments, and you can send your questions about Minix here to get help from the experts. Note that there is also a Usenet newsgroup, comp.os.minix, which may be a better way to learn about Minix if you have news access. The mailing list has two advantages, however. One is that messages are distributed faster via mail than by news. Also, for many people with limited access to the Internet, news is not available but e-mail is. This is especially true for many users in countries outside North America, Europe, and other highly developed countries.

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