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Re:OpenIndiana Illumos Distro by jasoneckert on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @07:18PM (#38849057)
I don't think any mainstream OS ever dies - instead, they often enter the hobbyist realm. Amiga OS and VMS are still actively developed this purpose (just not something you'd use in production). I imagine it's the same for OpenIndiana as Solaris had a large user base back in the day.
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Re:OpenIndiana Illumos Distro by Aaron2222 on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @12:56AM (#38851212)
OpenVMS[0] is very much primarily a commercial product that people use in production. The hobbyist program is secondary to that.

[0]: https://vmssoftware.com

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