The Illumos Cafe: Another Cozy Corner for OS Diversity
6 days ago
- #illumos
- #OpenSource
- #Decentralization
- The illumos Cafe is inspired by the success of the BSD Cafe, aiming to create a positive, open-source community hub.
- illumos, derived from OpenSolaris, is praised for its stability and technologies like ZFS and DTrace.
- The project promotes OS diversity to enhance Internet reliability and decentralization.
- Services include Mastodon and snac instances, with plans for expansion, all running on illumos-based systems.
- The setup involves SmartOS on a FreeBSD VM, with services distributed across multiple zones for efficiency.
- The community emphasizes positivity, inclusivity, and independence from commercial algorithms.
- Documentation of the technical setup and processes will be shared to encourage broader adoption.
- The logo is a handmade combination of the illumos logo and a coffee cup, symbolizing authenticity.