> illumos-closed package, containing binary blobs still necessary to build illumos-gate, was added
https://docs.openindiana.org/release-notes/2016.10-release-n...
> There are a small handful of illumos components for which source code is not available. Over time, we have replaced most of the closed source components from the Sun era with new open source versions. This work is ongoing
https://illumos.org/docs/developers/build/#getting-the-close...
> From this, however, project founder Garrett D'Amore took the last drop of the gate and announced illumos in mid-2010.