Indiana is a binary distribution of an operating system built out of the OpenSolaris source code. The distribution is a point of integration for several current projects on OpenSolaris.org, including those to make the installation experience easier, to modernise the look and feel of OpenSolaris on the desktop, and to introduce a network-based package management system into Solaris. The resulting distribution is a live CD install image, and is fully permissible to be redistributed by anyone.

Here are some key features of "OpenSolaris Indiana":

· Single CD download, with LiveCD 'try before you install' capabilities
· Caiman installer, with significantly improved installation experience
· ZFS as the default filesystem
· Image packaging system, with capabilities to pull packages from network repositories
· GNU utilities in the default $PATH
· bash as the default shell
· GNOME 2.20 desktop environment

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Virtualize your Network with Crossbow
· Virtualization Support
· IP Observability
· IP Multipathing
· iSCSI Port Provider for COMSTAR
· Greater Windows interoperability with OpenSolaris CIFS
· Socket Enhancements
· HA Clusters
· Firefox 3.1 Beta 3
· Time Slider Snapshot Management
· Multimedia With Codeina And Elisa
· Track Your Time
· Image Packaging System
· Improved Hardware Support
· Graphical Boot
· PHP and MySQL DTrace Probes
· CPC DTrace Provider
· JavaFX SDK
· libc Linux/BSD Compatibility
· Git Version Control System