Oh, and this piece of history is still the archive :D

opensolaris.org Order Confirmation 33441: OpenSolaris Starter Kit DVD (2 Discs)

starterkits@opensolaris.org
Wed, Nov 21, 2007, 9:04 PM
to me

Shipping Information
--------------------
Item Name: OpenSolaris Starter Kit DVD (2 Discs)
...
Student: true

Delivery will take between 2-4 weeks. Questions? Please email: starterkits@opensolaris.org

#OpenSolaris #Solaris #Illumos

☀️ OpenIndiana Is Porting Solaris' IPS Package Management To Rust - Phoronix

｢ The key takeaway is with the future IPS "pkg6" is porting the code over to Rust in the name of better performance than the C/Python implementation, better safety due to the Rust guarantees, modernizing the codebase, and API improvements ｣

https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenIndiana-Next-Gen-IPS

#openindiana #opensolaris #rust #opensource

☀️ OpenIndiana Is Porting Solaris' IPS Package Management To Rust - Phoronix

｢ The key takeaway is with the future IPS "pkg6" is porting the code over to Rust in the name of better performance than the C/Python implementation, better safety due to the Rust guarantees, modernizing the codebase, and API improvements ｣

https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenIndiana-Next-Gen-IPS

#openindiana #opensolaris #rust #opensource

Oh, and this piece of history is still the archive :D

opensolaris.org Order Confirmation 33441: OpenSolaris Starter Kit DVD (2 Discs)

starterkits@opensolaris.org
Wed, Nov 21, 2007, 9:04 PM
to me

Shipping Information
--------------------
Item Name: OpenSolaris Starter Kit DVD (2 Discs)
...
Student: true

Delivery will take between 2-4 weeks. Questions? Please email: starterkits@opensolaris.org

#OpenSolaris #Solaris #Illumos

Solaris 10 was a total revelation back in the day. Kids these days will never witness something like that.

Cynicism has killed most of genuine curiosity.

#suntember #solaris #opensolaris

OpenIndiana 25.06 | A GhostBSD Users perspective 👀 / Robonuggie

https://youtube.com/watch?v=5q0PgivuYV4

#openindiana #opensolaris #solaris

#BoxyBSD chat is now also available in #irc!

People asked for old school possibilities to take part on the BoxyBSD chat and here we go! Finally, you can also simply join #BoxyBSD on Libera (next to your #FreeBSD channels)! This bridge was written by @gyptazy to support additional chat communications.

Important: This IRC channel is bridged between #Discord and #Matrix to have a unified communications flow without splitting the community. If you don't like Discord, please don't join this channel!

Infos about how to connect by IRC to Libera IRC:
- https://libera.chat/guides/connect

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #DragonflyBSD #MidnightBSD #OpenSolaris #Debian #FreeVPS #VPS #FreeVM #VirtualMachines #OpenSource #BSD #RUNBSD

#BoxyBSD chat is now also available in #irc!

People asked for old school possibilities to take part on the BoxyBSD chat and here we go! Finally, you can also simply join #BoxyBSD on Libera (next to your #FreeBSD channels)! This bridge was written by @gyptazy to support additional chat communications.

Important: This IRC channel is bridged between #Discord and #Matrix to have a unified communications flow without splitting the community. If you don't like Discord, please don't join this channel!

Infos about how to connect by IRC to Libera IRC:
- https://libera.chat/guides/connect

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #DragonflyBSD #MidnightBSD #OpenSolaris #Debian #FreeVPS #VPS #FreeVM #VirtualMachines #OpenSource #BSD #RUNBSD

OpenIndiana 25.06 | A GhostBSD Users perspective 👀 / Robonuggie

https://youtube.com/watch?v=5q0PgivuYV4

#openindiana #opensolaris #solaris

The new @BoxyBSD platform gained some new features for a better #BSD experience!

* The new portal now also finally supports VNC access to your BSD based VPS instances!

* You can finally select ISO files which offers you even to install any BSD or #OpenSolaris version from scratch or to install your VPS instance based on your personal needs without relying on a ready2use image. More images can be added upon request quickly. Simply get in touch with @gyptazy

* You can now get up to 2 free VPS instances to test and evaluate HA setups, multi-region setups etc.

* Extended DN42 peering (where you can also use your DN42 IPv4 addresses)

This is created by @gyptazy and if you're interested into more information, just come to the FOSDEM 2026 for a chat!

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #SmolBSD #MidnightBSD #DragonflyBSD #RUNBSD #FreeVPS #Hosting #IPv6 #DN42 #community #opensource #fosdem

The new @BoxyBSD platform gained some new features for a better #BSD experience!

* The new portal now also finally supports VNC access to your BSD based VPS instances!

* You can finally select ISO files which offers you even to install any BSD or #OpenSolaris version from scratch or to install your VPS instance based on your personal needs without relying on a ready2use image. More images can be added upon request quickly. Simply get in touch with @gyptazy

* You can now get up to 2 free VPS instances to test and evaluate HA setups, multi-region setups etc.

* Extended DN42 peering (where you can also use your DN42 IPv4 addresses)

This is created by @gyptazy and if you're interested into more information, just come to the FOSDEM 2026 for a chat!

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #SmolBSD #MidnightBSD #DragonflyBSD #RUNBSD #FreeVPS #Hosting #IPv6 #DN42 #community #opensource #fosdem

📀 OpenIndiana 2025.10 ISOs Available For Download / Phoronix

https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenIndiana-2025.10

#openindiana #illumos #opensolaris

Solaris 10 was a total revelation back in the day. Kids these days will never witness something like that.

Cynicism has killed most of genuine curiosity.

#suntember #solaris #opensolaris

Cleaning my bookshelf can be a walk down memory lane 😎#OpenSolaris

Cleaning my bookshelf can be a walk down memory lane 😎#OpenSolaris

I don't know why but I never looked at the illumos based operating systems. I think I will change that and try out either OpenIndiana or SmartOS and compare them with Linux and BSD.

Areas I want to compare:
- Availability of software
- Simplicity of system management
- General system usage
- Security and Storage features

Are there any illumos users or admins out there with an idea on which things I should try out?

#illumos #smartos #openindiana #unix #opensolaris

I don't know why but I never looked at the illumos based operating systems. I think I will change that and try out either OpenIndiana or SmartOS and compare them with Linux and BSD.

Areas I want to compare:
- Availability of software
- Simplicity of system management
- General system usage
- Security and Storage features

Are there any illumos users or admins out there with an idea on which things I should try out?

#illumos #smartos #openindiana #unix #opensolaris

"Don't make the mistake of anthropomorphizing Larry Ellison" 😁

I'm guessing this quote is pretty famous. Here's a good presentation by Bryan Cantrill about the history of SunOS, Solaris and OpenSolaris, up to the point that Oracle tried to kill it and illumos happened.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zRN7XLCRhc

#illumos #sun #solaris #opensolaris #oracle #larryellison