When comparing Minix vs Bedrock, the Slant community recommends Bedrock for most people. In the question“What are the best operating systems for advanced users?” Bedrock is ranked 19th while Minix is ranked 29th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Well-written C code (still the lingua franca - 2020)...
Pro Excellent micro-kernel OS - good for learning, teaching and R&D.
Pro Fault recovery
Pro Excellent micro-kernel OS - good for learning, teaching and R&D.
Pro Choose your init system
Pro Choose your package manager
Pro Virtually every pro from every linux distro
Since Bedrock lets you pick and choose the best parts from each distro, every single pro from each distro applies to Bedrock.
Pro Pick and choose what you want from other distros
Want Debian's stable base and Arch's pacman for bleeding edge packages?
Want the security of Qubes OS and Gentoo's portage?
With the correct setup all this can be achieved.
Cons
Con lacking apps
It is lacking apps compared to other open operating systems
Con once under a restrictive license
Was once closed source unitl ~2000.
Con NetBSD Userland is crashing
Con Often increases boot times
Since Bedrock has to load the strata before handing control to the chosen init system, it can make booting your machine take longer.
Con Difficulty setting up
Bedrock can be challenging to setup properly with the correct strata.