Why Are You Using FreeBSD?

[Adam Strohl]

On 5/31/2012 1:20, David Chisnall wrote:
> I am currently looking at updating some of our advocacy material (which advertises exciting new features like SMP support), and before I do I'd like to get a better feel for why the rest of you are using FreeBSD.  If you had to list the three things you most like about FreeBSD, which would you pick?  Are they the same as when you first started using it?

1. High performance with security and stability focus -- truly makes it 
the ideal server platform
2. The ports system (and supporting tools like portupgrade, portaudit, etc)
3. The OS "makes sense" (as Chris N. mentioned).  The file system 
layout, tools, etc are consistent.

There is so much other stuff too.  Like PF and CARP, ZFS and more ...  a 
kick-ass combo of features and very server-focused.

As a professional admin FreeBSD is a pleasure to work with day in and 
day out.  I've never heard a admins of "other" OSes say that :P