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Or if you'd like to help preventing linux monoculturalization of datacenters, MNX Triton or vanilla SmartOS are very good options too.

Why go linux? MNX Triton and vanilla SmartOS are good hypervisor alternatives too.

Not everything has to be linux. It's good to have options for avoiding monoculturalization.

Yes.

https://github.com/GaryOderNichts/alarmo_doom

And it's great as anyone can use it in whichever way they want since machine generated content does not have copyright protections.

We will finally achieve the dream of everything being in public domain!

> Maybe it's time that critical systems switch to Linux.

I switched critical systems to illumos and BSD years ago and it's been smooth sailing ever since. Nowadays there really is no need to contribute to linux monoculturization whatsoever.

GhostBSD (FreeBSD) welcomes everyone as well.

https://www.ghostbsd.org/download

Or Triton DataCenter[1]

[1] https://docs.tritondatacenter.com/private-cloud

Docker is actually not that great because you can't run it everywhere. BSD and illumos have no native docker support for example.

I use the Wombat[0] with wireless Logitech MX desktop on my Quadra and it works wonderfully. Key mappings can also be fully customized if needed.

[0] https://www.bigmessowires.com/usb-wombat/

Would pass-through to VM work?

At $work I'm running SmartOS servers with GPU passing to a ubuntu bhyve for the occasional CUDA compute and it works wonderfully. Wonder if similar could be possible with Helios?

Not everything needs to be linux. Besides, if monocultures are supposed to be harmful, why is linux being thrown to everything nowadays? Very dangerous to have a single point of failure in (critical) applications.

> How is MNX Triton, a public cloud offering, an alternative to an on-prem, private cloud solution?

By doing on-prem private installation of it [0]. Support contract is not necessary. We run illumos on HPe hardware from Gen6 to Gen10 and there are no issues. Even have GPU compute going via passthrough to ubuntu bhyve HVM.

[0] https://docs.tritondatacenter.com/private-cloud/install

or to MNX Triton or vanilla SmartOS, they're the greatest.

> It makes life so much easier.

If running an OS that supports docker...

The fact that it's not on linux is one of the great things about it. There is too much linux on critical infrastructure already and the monoculture just keeps on growing.

At least with Oxide there is a glimmer of hope for a better future in this regard.

FreeBSD with dummynet. Has always worked great for testing different network conditions.

As nice as the Testarossa is, I would probably go for the 365 GTS/4 instead.

Because not everything needs to be linux. In fact, this modern trend of running linux everywhere from critical infrastructure to IoT devices is worrying as it feels like a monoculture is starting to rise its ugly head once again.

One option could be to run illumos-based system if you need linux compatibility. Lx-zones work pretty well unless very specific capabilities are needed. Of course there's also bhyve for such scenarios.

Triton is now being developed by MNX Solutions and seems to be doing quite well.

We run Triton and SmartOS in production and the linux compatibility works via lx-zones just fine. Only some of the linux-locked software, which usually means docker, needs to go inside a bhyve VM.

For me there's really no reason to go with linux over BSD (or illumos). For the occasional linux-locked software one can always run lx-zones or full bhyve HVMs anyway.

A lot of people are also locked-in linux if they have to use e.g. docker or kubernetes, not to mention FOSS hooked to systemd or other linux-specific technologies. Say goodbye to compatibility and portability to other systems.

I know of Arista (and the rest) all too well.

It still doesn't change the fact that putting all eggs to one penguin-shaped basket give me the heebie-jeebies. Monoculturization is never a good thing, yet everyone seems to run towards it with a glee on linux.

At least I can put money where my mouth is and continue budgeting for Juniper as long as they support FreeBSD.

This downgrade is quite sad. Too many of the enterprise grade network devices rely on linux.

At least the FreeBSD Junos still runs on the devices on top of KVM. I just can't understand why they didn't go for jails/bhyve or illumos zones instead.

Also the SANE paper:

http://therbelot.free.fr/Install_FreeBSD/jail/jail.pdf

Using the linuxulator.

https://wiki.freebsd.org/LinuxJails

The same way I can trust all the binary blobs vendors stick into GPL-licensed systems. How do I make an informed decision about those?

And how would this affect the original open BSD-based BMC firmware which would be available? If the corporations want to maintain their own fork, it's on them.

The original BSD release will stay open and free for everyone to utilize.

GPL can also turn manufacturers away. I would rather have variation in the possible BMC operating systems instead of sticking linux everywhere and contributing to a monoculture.