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I haven't followed OpenSolaris stuff for long time but I suppose they don't depend on proprietary binary blobs from Sun anymore.

• yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
  Unfortunately, there are still some proprietary blobs: https://illumos.org/docs/about/faq/#is-illumos-free-software-open-source https://illumos.org/docs/about/faq/#is-illumos-free-software... https://illumos.org/docs/developers/build/#getting-the-closed-binaries https://illumos.org/docs/developers/build/#getting-the-close...
  • unixhero 3y ago
    For who is that unfortunate?
    • yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
      Anyone who cares about flexibility or quality? Those blobs can't be audited for bugs, can't get new features from the community, present a pain point for refactors, and I would expect impede porting to new architectures (though the existence of the ARM port makes me less sure of that point).