On Thu, 9 May 2013, Peter Tribble wrote:
And also what differentiates you from other offerings. Specifically, thinking about other similar projects, what would OI offer that you wouldn't get from OmniOS (which I regard as the closest distro)?
The main differentiators appear to be the ability to log into a graphical multimedia desktop (similar to Linux) and the ability to install and execute most existing Solaris binaries.
I had a completely different vision - both directionally and technically - and ended up completely throwing away all the build system(s), and the entire packaging and install infrastructure. Having to largely reinvent a whole mass of functionality for Tribblix from scratch was orders of magnitude easier than using what was inherited from OpenSolaris.
The Tribblix approach is likely a good one. Start off with a good smaller core and then add more sophisticated features via packages. This requires a new distribution though.
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