[illumos-Discuss] scoping Illumos

[Garrett D'Amore]

On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 13:53 -0700, Andrew Kinney wrote:
> On 2 Sep 2010 at 12:17, Blake wrote:
> 
> > In the case of Illumos, this might mean
> > stable, mature core tools (zfs, dtrace, network stack) and a really
> > easy build process.
> > 
> > I guess I'm just encouraging focus on the core that makes Solaris
> > great, rather than trying to compete with bells-and-whistles Linux
> > distros or even Oracle Solaris.
> 
> As another list member that doesn't contribute code, my hopes for 
> IllumOS are along these same lines. My main interest is in the 
> storage and networking code (think iSCSI/NFS multipath SAN). That 
> requires a solid kernel and broad support for HBA and NIC hardware. 
> On top of that solid core, recent ZFS with bug fixes, easy (?!) 
> iSCSI, and NFS are on my wish list.
> 
> With Nexenta a major sponsor, it would seem that my desires should 
> align well with the source of a lot of code and funding.
> 
> While I know this is more the job of a distribution than a code base, 
> one day I'd like to see an installer, too. ;-) Give me an option to 
> deselect desktop related software during the installation and I'll be 
> a happy camper.

Nexenta's distro, which will someday soon be based on illumos, will give
you exactly what you want (or at least exactly what you've stated above)
by default. :-)  Our goals are closely aligned.

	-- Garrett