I used to do a lot of Linux kernel work, but haven't jumped in on Illumos, mostly because the information to get started seems sparse and often outdated on the few wiki pages that exist.
I'd be a regular at dabbling in the Illumos kernel if it didn't require so much time just to get started. One curiosity I have is could a hybrid distribution of OmniOS with a Nexenta kernel be built and be useable. Nexenta keeps everything out in the open on Github. How hard would it be to build that kernel and utilize it? -Chip On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 3:52 PM, Scott LeFevre <[email protected]> wrote: > So what is the skill set needed to help with the development? If we > have a better understanding of this, it might allow people to understand if > they are capable of helping. > > Cheers, > -- > Scott LeFevre > 317-696-1010 > > On Tue, 2014-08-05 at 22:43 +0200, Günther Alka wrote: > > I am a programmer but not for OS development but in the GUI/ usability > area > > otherwise I would help (can help with testing) > > > > It is really a pity. Ragarding storage and usability, Solaris and > OmniOS is far better than > > Linux that I use as well for my ZFS GUI. With the newest features that > Nexenta integrates > > into NexentaStor (beside VAII this is SMB2 and failure management on slow > disks), Illumos > > has the ability to be the number 1 storage OS - even in the OpenSource or > low-cost area, > > better than BSD or Linux. > > > > If Nexenta would give Illumian more love, it might become the leading > free Illumos distribution > > but I do not expect that this will happen. The other „big players“ like > Delphix, Joyent or > > OmniOS seems to have no interest in such storage features as well as > improvements in > > encryption (hey we need this) > > > > Gea/ napp-it.org > > > > > Am 05.08.2014 um 19:27 schrieb Floris van Essen ..:: House of Ancients > Amstafs ::.. <[email protected]>: > > > Hi Dan, > > > > Sometimes i wish was a programmer J > > Infra dude here, with plenty of stuff to test thing, but a programmer I > am not, however if you need testers…. > > > > > > > > > > *Van:* Dan McDonald [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > *Verzonden:* dinsdag 5 augustus 2014 18:48 > *Aan:* Floris van Essen ..:: House of Ancients Amstafs ::.. > *CC:* [email protected] > *Onderwerp:* Re: [OmniOS-discuss] Status of VAAI > > > > Someone needs to take the time to port the Illumos-nexenta bits > upstream. Nobody has yet stepped up to the plate. Are you volunteering? > ;) > > > > Dan > > Sent from my iPhone (typos, autocorrect, and all) > > > On Aug 5, 2014, at 1:44 AM, "Floris van Essen ..:: House of Ancients > Amstafs ::.." <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Guys, > > > > Been waiting now for a long time for VAAI (XCOPY and ATS ) to make it into > COMSTAR > Does anyone know if there’s any progress in that area ? > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg02095.html > > best regards, > > > Floris > > _______________________________________________ > OmniOS-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.omniti.com/mailman/listinfo/omnios-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > OmniOS-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.omniti.com/mailman/listinfo/omnios-discuss > > > > _______________________________________________ > OmniOS-discuss mailing > [email protected]http://lists.omniti.com/mailman/listinfo/omnios-discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > OmniOS-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.omniti.com/mailman/listinfo/omnios-discuss > >
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