It is not public domain. However, the copyright owner, Prentice-Hall has granted permission for anyone to download Minix and use it for educational or research purposes. Here is a copy of the complete Minix license , written in Middle English. Tens of thousands of messages have been posted to this group so far. These messages have contained questions, bug reports, bug fixes, and new software.
Various archives store newsgroup traffic for newcomers to the newsgroup.
Many sites keep archives of Minix-related material, ranging from archives of articles posted to more organized repositories of programs posted to the net. Consult Solaris Minix page to get more information about this.