I want an open source, community based ZFS storage backend.
Is OI the correct choice?? Seems to work OK. I don't want a gui
Is there an alternative? No, ZFS on FreeBSD/Linux doesn't cut it.
-steve
> i would be happy, if OI can be a success story
>
> but
> - who leads the development?
> - which major enterprise/ organisation stays behind?
>
> the current answer is: none
>
> If you look at http://echelog.com/logs/browse/oi-dev/
> there is no discuss
>
> If you check last developer meetings at wiki.openindiana.org
> last was last year ( at the moment openindiana.org is offline at all)
>
> If you look at comments from Illumos: no future for a general use OS like
> OI
> http://gdamore.blogspot.de/2012/08/response-to-alasdairs-resignation.html
>
> I hope, you may be right.
> While SmartOS and OmniOS can replace OI on servers, they are not as
> widespreaded or known at all.
>
>
> Gea
> napp-it.org
>
>
> Am 07.12.2012 um 23:35 schrieb Bob Friesenhahn:
>
>> On Fri, 7 Dec 2012, alka wrote:
>>
>>> hi all
>>>
>>> Currently i use and recommend OI as the main ZFS/Illumos based
>>> platform-
>>> but its more than obvious that the future development is stalled.
>>
>> What causes you to believe that future development is stalled?
>>
>> I am a couple of minor updates behind (on u5 rather than u7) but the
>> update manager says that there are over 900 packages to be updated. That
>> does not feel like "stalled" to me.
>>
>> Bob
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