[OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone using OpenIndiana in production?

[C. L. Martinez]

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 9:47 AM,  <real-men-dont-click at gmx.net> wrote:
> -----Original message-----
> From:   Gerry Weaver <gerryw at compvia.com>
> Sent:   Wed 27-03-2013 03:29
> Subject:        [OpenIndiana-discuss] Anyone using OpenIndiana in production?
> To:     OpenIndiana-discuss at openindiana.org;
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I have been checking out OpenIndiana as a possible file server and KVM host. I
>> have read in a couple of places that the OS is stable despite its development
>> release status. Would anyone be so kind as to share their experiences using
>> OpenIndiana in production? My testing so far shows it to be rock solid.
>>
>> BTW: Many thanks to those who are putting the hard work into this. I think it
>> has a lot of potential.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Gerry
>
> Hi Gerry,
>
>
> we are running a fileserver for NFS and Samba here with ~7TB of SAS disks serving home directories for some 200 users on 151a7, no problems so far.
>
> Same for OI 151a7 as Virtualbox hos,t running a handfull of linux guest servers.
>
> Most of the stuff is running on Supermicro hardware.
>
>
> cu
>
> Carsten
>

Sorry to ask this question but, why to install an operating system in
a production environment which is not updated since October 6, 2012?

The same applies to the package repository, which is discontinued from
the same date.

IMHO this is a risk, which is not to say that OI is not a robust
operating system, IMO is a rock solid, but ...