alt Hacker NewsGenuine question: in 2026, what does SmartOS (or any other Illumos/Solaris OS) buy you over something like Linux or FreeBSD?
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__tyler__ • today at 6:38 PM
Oxide uses Helios, their own illumos-based distro: https://github.com/oxidecomputer/helios
They’ve written up their reasoning in this RFD: https://rfd.shared.oxide.computer/rfd/0026#_comparison_illum...
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I prefer SMF to systemd, mdb is pretty nice, and Real Actual RBAC, and in-kernel smb service.