OpenIndiana 2025.10 ISOs have been released as the latest update to the Illumos-derived operating system. Despite being a leading distribution from the OpenSolaris fork, OpenIndiana's hardware support has been lagging compared to Linux and BSD systems. Users can download the new images from the official site, but early testing on some hardware showed booting issues.
In his March 1997 .plan update, John Carmack discusses the development of Quake 2 and the preferred use of DLLs as the primary interface over other options like Java or Perl. He outlines his thoughts on various operating systems, emphasizing Win32's dominance and his technical respect for Linux, while dismissing DOS and expressing mixed feelings about MacOS and other platforms.