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"There’s a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. ... Now, mostly dead is slightly alive. Now, all dead…well, with all dead, there’s usually only one thing that you can do."

I personally believe that illumos will survive for decades, and it very well could rise again for those users that want/need robust stability.

One particularly notable design win was Oxide Computer Company as their hypervisor. They published their reasoning for choosing illumos here:

https://rfd.shared.oxide.computer/rfd/0026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P5Mk_IggE0&t=2556s

parent ubedan 1 year ago

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