Advanced

User base

Story: OpenIndiana Is Still Around, New Update ComingTotal Replies: 0
Author Content
djohnston

Apr 15, 2012
11:14 PM EDT
Quoting:Does the open-source Solaris community remain relevant?


Don't really know that there was ever a large user base. When it was OpenSolaris under Sun's tutelage, most of the users were also Solaris developers. Any developer wanting to contribute had to submit code through a "partner" Sun developer's approval. I'm sure the situation under Oracle became worse.

Having said that, I've tried OpenIndiana's latest offering. I found it to be extremely stable. It's somewhat lacking in applications, but that will probably improve. Their implementation of ZFS is also excellent. And their ZFS port seems to need a lot less system resources than PC-BSD's does.

Post a reply to this thread:

A free account is needed to post. Write your comment here first: your text is kept in this browser while you sign up or log in, and is waiting for you when you come back.

Your message:
|||||
10
Markdown: **bold**, *italic*, [text](https://link), - lists, > quotes, $x^2$ for math. Formatting help

Sign up and post (it is free)  or  Log in and post