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| ===== Dataset ===== | ===== Dataset ===== | ||
| ^ name ^ usage ^ active ^ pkg mgnt ^ pkg selection ^ KVM ^ Zones ^ installer ^ documentation ^ | ^ name ^ usage ^ active ^ pkg mgnt ^ pkg selection ^ KVM ^ Zones ^ installer ^ documentation ^ | ||
| - | | [[http://openindiana.org/|OpenIndiana]] | servers and desktops | 6/10((Updated every few months, website not update frequently so you have to look on the mirrors for the iso's.)) | IPS | 5/10((OK for servers, poor for desktops.)) | Y((As of 151a5 still horribly broken.)) | IPKG,s10,sn1 | 8/10 | 7/10((Most Solaris 10 stuff applies, wiki has limited documentation.)) | | + | | [[http://openindiana.org/|OpenIndiana]] | servers and desktops | 3/10((Decreasing activity due to lead leaving.)) | IPS | 5/10((OK for servers, poor for desktops.)) | Y((As of 151a5 still horribly broken.)) | IPKG,s10,sn1 | 8/10 | 7/10((Most Solaris 10 stuff applies, wiki has limited documentation.)) | |
| - | | //I'm currently using this on my server, updates are slowish but there is activty so thats good. KVM is broken though and I can't fix it :s// ||||||||| | + | | [[http://smartos.org/|SmartOS]] | hypervisor | 10/10((Roughtly every 2 weeks)) | pkgsrc | 9/10(([[http://www.perkin.org.uk/posts/9000-packages-for-smartos-and-illumos.html|9000+]])) | Y | Sparse((Also know as Joyent branded zones.)),LX((Experimental)),KVM | 10/10 | 8/10((Wiki has all the essentials you'll need.)) | |
| - | | [[http://smartos.org/|SmartOS]] | hypervisor | 10/10((Roughtly every 2 weeks)) | pkgsrc | 9/10(([[http://www.perkin.org.uk/posts/9000-packages-for-smartos-and-illumos.html|9000+]])) | Y | Sparse((Also know as Joyent branded zones.)),KVM | 10/10 | 8/10((Wiki has all the essentials you'll need.)) | | + | | [[http://omnios.omniti.com/|OmniOS]] | servers | 8/10((More or less monthly.)) | IPS | 7/10((Less packages but only aims at servers, sometimes slightly newer versions than OI.)) | Y | IPKG,s10,sn1 | 8/10 | 6/10((Not much on there website, most OI documentation applies though.)) | |
| - | | //Briefly played with this, does not fit my usage pattern but would love to play with this some more!// ||||||||| | + | | [[http://www.dilos.org/|DilOS]] | servers | 5/10((Currently supported by one man, It very looks promising but I have doubts about the longevity :()) | APT | 7/10 | Y | IPKG,DPKG,lx,s10,sn1 | 4/10 | 5/10 | |
| - | | [[http://omnios.omniti.com/|OmniOS]] | servers | 8/10((More or less monthly.)) | IPS | 7/10((Less packages but only aims at servers, sometimes slightly newer versions than OI.)) | Y | IPKG,s10,sn1 | 8/10 | 5/10((Not much on there website, most OI documentation applies though.)) | | + | |
| - | | [[http://www.dilos.org/|DilOS]] | servers | 5/10((Currently supported by one man, It very looks promising but I have doubts about the longevity :()) | APT | 7/10 | Y | IPKG,DPKG,lx,s10,sn1 | 4/10 | 6/10 | | + | |
| ===== Additional Notes ===== | ===== Additional Notes ===== | ||
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| ==== DilOS ==== | ==== DilOS ==== | ||
| I really like what I'm seeing here. APT instead of IPS, lots of extra's like lx zone, kvm and kvm for non-ept... | I really like what I'm seeing here. APT instead of IPS, lots of extra's like lx zone, kvm and kvm for non-ept... | ||
| - | On the other hand, the installer is not very user friendly, I gave it a 5 because it does more or less the bare minimum an installer should do. | + | On the other hand, the installer is not very user friendly, I gave it a 4 because it does more or less the bare minimum an installer should do. |
| However for now my concern is that it's development rests on one man. If he quits the project is dead. | However for now my concern is that it's development rests on one man. If he quits the project is dead. | ||
| Personally I would like to see large things of this merged to OI with a nice upgrade path. (APT, KVM, lx zone) | Personally I would like to see large things of this merged to OI with a nice upgrade path. (APT, KVM, lx zone) | ||
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| + | Some smaller annoyances, doing a clean upgrade is not as streamlined as using IPS. | ||
| + | Going on my linux instinct I destroyed my first install :s | ||
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