When free and open-source Unix-like operating systems such as Linux and 386BSD became available in the early 1990s, many volunteer software developers abandoned MINIX in favor of these.
Kai nemokama ir atviro kodo Unix operacinė sistema tokia kaip Linux ir 386BSD tapo prieinamos, 1990 m. pradžioje daug savanorių programuotojų atsisakė Minix.