Re:FreeBSD Celebrates 25th Anniversary
by solatic on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @01:18AM
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> it's a mystery to me why the BSDs aren't more used in the enterprise/SaaS space
There needs to be a name for the fallacy that the technically best solution will always win.
BSDs aren't more popular in commercial spaces because it's too difficult to find engineers with BSD experience, and no pre-existing supporting ecosystem. There needs to be a compelling reason for companies to ignore the conventional unpopularity, which means that using a BSD must solve a specific pain point that's visible and understandable enough to executives to get approval for going outside the mold. I hate to break it to you, but your boss (probably) doesn't appreciate why a POSIX API is even a thing in the first place, let alone how it applies to a business case.
There needs to be a name for the fallacy that the technically best solution will always win.
BSDs aren't more popular in commercial spaces because it's too difficult to find engineers with BSD experience, and no pre-existing supporting ecosystem. There needs to be a compelling reason for companies to ignore the conventional unpopularity, which means that using a BSD must solve a specific pain point that's visible and understandable enough to executives to get approval for going outside the mold. I hate to break it to you, but your boss (probably) doesn't appreciate why a POSIX API is even a thing in the first place, let alone how it applies to a business case.