[oi-dev] illumos

Jean-Pierre jean-pierre.andre at wanadoo.fr
Fri Jun 21 06:52:26 UTC 2013


G B wrote:
> OI has used Illumos for 2 years or so I'd say.  Someone can correct my
> timeframe if they'd like. Illumos is an open source continuation of the
> Solaris kernel though.
>

IMHO this just means that the Solaris kernel has been recompiled,
with some value added to the building process.

I have yet to identify where is the value added to the kernel
itself, it is still identified as SunOS 5.11 (c) 2010
In particular the support of newer hardware appears to be
deficient.

Jean-Pierre





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