When comparing Minix vs Guix, the Slant community recommends Guix for most people. In the question“What are the best operating systems for advanced users?” Guix is ranked 6th while Minix is ranked 29th. The most important reason people chose Guix is:
For those with a clear focused concept of what is wanted, after building, the build can be replicated in a blink on countless machines. Both GUIX and shephard are complex but also a breath of fresh air.
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 Atomic package management without bloated init/supervision systems
For those with a clear focused concept of what is wanted, after building, the build can be replicated in a blink on countless machines. Both GUIX and shephard are complex but also a breath of fresh air.
Pro Secure rootless installation
While the whole system can be configured using a declarative file with sufficient privileges. Users can install any package in their own local profile with a single command without root.
Pro A truly advanced operating system
Solves modern problems of software management in one concise, coherent, and fully integrated system.
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.