[OpenIndiana-discuss] I figured this deserved a separate thread

[Jonathan Adams]

http://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/Frequently+Asked+Questions#FrequentlyAskedQuestions-IsOpenIndianaadesktoporaserveroperatingsystem%3F

"Is OpenIndiana a desktop or a server operating system?

As a clone of OpenSolaris, the answer is both: OpenIndiana will be a
general-purpose operating system. However ... We intend to make
OpenIndiana more suitable for use on servers, for example by
introducing a minimal/server install option to the Caiman installer."

http://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/Frequently+Asked+Questions#FrequentlyAskedQuestions-WhyanotherOpenSolarisdistributionwhenotherslikeNexenta%2CBeleniX%26SchilliXexist%3F

"Why another OpenSolaris distribution when others like Nexenta,
BeleniX & SchilliX exist?

... Our aim is to become the de-facto OpenSolaris distribution
installed on production servers where security and bug fixes are
required free of charge."

>From the OpenIndiana Website ... but maybe I'm reading this wrong.

Jon

On 4 November 2010 14:33, Guido Berhoerster <gber at openindiana.org> wrote:
> * Jonathan Adams <t12nslookup at gmail.com> [2010-11-04 15:11]:
>> not that my $0.02 is worth much, but Illumos and OpenIndiana, although
>> connected are separate entities.
>>
>> If you compare this to Linux, Illumos is the kernel and OpenIndiana is
>> a distribution.
>>
>> Additionally, OpenIndiana was set up to be a server distribution with
>> emphasis on apps needed to get the server running ... that is why it
>> was set up.
>>
>> We'd need to look into creating a Desktop/Laptop Solaris Distro to
>> have all the usability tweaks and wifi/bluetooth changes where they
>> belong.  At that point only will it really be worthwhile having this
>> conversation.
>
> No, OpenIndiana both targets Desktops and Server, it is just
> that OpenSolaris somewhat neglected the latter and OpenIndiana
> aims to correct that.
> It is planned to improve the user experience and package
> additional software and this might e.g.  also lead to the
> availability of additional desktop environments such as XFCE or
> KDE. In the end OI will hoepfully be more attractive to both
> Server and Desktop use that OpenSolaris ever was.
>
>> For the Distribution (OpenIndiana) I would suggest trying to follow
>> the example of Ubuntu in having a regular build and maybe a LTS every
>> 18 months to 2 years (in a similar way to Solaris10 update N)
>
> It is planned to both provide regular development snapshots and
> to branch off free and supported stable versions in regular
> intervals.
>
> --
> Guido Berhoerster
>
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