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 <g...@openindiana.org> wrote: > * Jonathan Adams <t12nsloo...@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 > > _______________________________________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
