Gerade bin ich zufällig auf #OpenIndiana gestoßen – #OpenSolaris lebt weiter! Es ist großartig, dass solche Projekte dank der Community weiterhin existieren.
#OpenSource #Unix #SystemV #OpenSolaris

Regular Snapshots for #OpenIndiana have been uploaded to the download center. Get them while they are hot https://openindiana.org/downloads/

As always you can update you OS with `pkg update` to get the newest bits.

It is with great joy that on this 1st of April. I can announce that #OpenIndiana has joined the #Alphabet family. Following long and fruitfull talks we have come to a settlement of 1 Billion Dollars.

If you still wish to donate to the Project head over to https://opencollective.com/openindiana

In addition to getting #OpenIndiana running in a VM, I've had OI Hipster running on my ThinkPad W541 since October. Today I wrote about my thoughts from the past five months, from what has worked well to software challenges I've experienced. Check it out at https://personal.garrettfuller.org/blog/2025/03/23/five-months-of-openindiana-thoughts/

I finally got #OpenIndiana to work in VirtualBox on the MintTin II/Inspiron 620. Oddly OI would not install on this machine natively… Now trying to install it to the VM. Post coming soon describing my additional thoughts and experiences on OI Hipster.

@sun @p @dj@ak.parcero.casa @ins0mniak @lanodan @zaitcev The software that does that is called SunRay and is still installable on modern #OpenIndiana system with modern software maintained by people in their free time support the project here https://opencollective.org/openindiana

Not sure if I can reach any #illumos #omnios #openindiana people here, but here goes: does anyone know if there is a well maintained GCP image that could be used to run some flavour of illumos? PostgreSQL uses Cirrus CI with Linux, (Free|Open|Net)BSD, Windows, macOS images. illumos is a missing target!

@Luanti

Looks like your codebase is nicely portable :) https://github.com/OpenIndiana/oi-userland/pull/20902

#Poll: are you "dog-fooding" #BSD?

Unlike previous polls () I have tried really hard to make sure the options make sense. Select the lowest item in the list that is true for you:

Of the ten options, the first four are for those that don't use BSD regularly (let's say at least once per week).
The fifth option ("VPN/server") is for someone who uses BSD on a server they manage, but don't have physical access to.
The sixth ("at work") through eighth ("secondary laptop/desktop") is for those who regularly use some variant of BSD, but not as a primary daily driver.
The ninth and tenth options are for "dog-fooding"

Oh, right, and I'm sorry, but it really must need be said: MacOS, iOS, and other Apple products do not count. Sorry again. I will count any FOSS BSD-like OSes like #OpenIndiana, though.
I will also count retro commercial Unixes, if you're actually daily-driving them. ;)

And with that we are 25!

Signups are still open for those reading this thread via digest or very delayed. But we will definetly move forward with the Formation. I will writeup a next step info over the next two three days once I can sit down again and start the Process.

We have two people to go for our Goal for Initial Members to form the Association. Signup now!

Edit: One to go!

Und morgen abend ist völlig überraschend schon wieder der dritte Dienstag im Monat... #FRAOSUG-Dienstag! Wir treffen uns um 19 Uhr zu zwanglosem Austausch über alle möglichen IT-Themen, mit einem leichten Schwerpunkt auf #illumos-basierten OSen wie #SmartOS, #OmniOS und #OpenIndiana -- es gibt auch News über den Versuch, einen "Förderverein" für OpenIndiana aufzubauen. Wir treffen uns hier: https://public.senfcall.de/fraosug20250218 Jeder ist willkommen, mitzudiskutieren!

We are forming a Association! For #OpenIndiana and larger #illumos project funding.

https://openindiana.org/pipermail/openindiana-discuss/2025-February/027258.html

And a small followup with Clarifications

https://openindiana.org/pipermail/openindiana-discuss/2025-February/027271.html

Let people know! We are looking for 25 Initial Members. We are at 12. No coding required. Membership fee will be at about 30 Euros per year. The rest is all Donations.

Join now to help vote on issues and the Formation!

During our last FRAOSUG meeting, klausz has uploaded the latest boot image for OpenIndiana on SPARC: Get it here https://dlc.openindiana.aurora-opencloud.org/SPARC/ and check it out on your SPARC machine! #fraosug #openindiana #sparc

Just asking for a friend But someone claimed that a #sun T4-2 with #openindiana #sparc cannot play #amiga mods Even louder than the fans