Shape4985@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-23 months agoWhat is your favourite open source software that you discovered in the past year, that you can no longer live without?message-squaremessage-square324fedilinkarrow-up1515arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1508arrow-down1message-squareWhat is your favourite open source software that you discovered in the past year, that you can no longer live without?Shape4985@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-23 months agomessage-square324fedilinkfile-text
Mine is Local Send which is a FOSS alternative similar to air drop that works across a variety of devices.
minus-squarecorsicanguppylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoZFS. It’s come so far, and it has so far to go. but it’s a good concept for sure.
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 months agoI feel like if Sun had come out on top (instead of fucking Oracle), the tech space might be a better place
minus-squarekhannie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoIf they’d released the x86 version of Solaris when it became clear that SPARC couldn’t keep up with Intel and AMD that could have been a possibility. Solaris was such an amazing OS.
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoDoes oracle own the Solaris code now?
minus-squarekhannie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoThat’s my understanding. It’s a long time ago but I believe they bought out Sun when they were facing bankruptcy.
ZFS. It’s come so far, and it has so far to go. but it’s a good concept for sure.
I feel like if Sun had come out on top (instead of fucking Oracle), the tech space might be a better place
If they’d released the x86 version of Solaris when it became clear that SPARC couldn’t keep up with Intel and AMD that could have been a possibility.
Solaris was such an amazing OS.
Does oracle own the Solaris code now?
That’s my understanding. It’s a long time ago but I believe they bought out Sun when they were facing bankruptcy.