[Info-vax] OS implementation languages

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 9/4/2023 11:57 AM, chrisq wrote:
> On 8/29/23 19:58, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 8/29/2023 9:15 AM, Single Stage to Orbit wrote:
>>> Netflix picked FreeBSD as it could chuck out data at 400GB/s. Linux was
>>> not even close.
>>
>> Yes. But.
>>
>> NetFlix is running their general server load (node.js, Spring Boot,
>> Kafka, MySQL, Cassandra etc.) on Linux (supposedly Ubuntu)
>> in AWS.
>>
>> NetFlix chose FreeBSD for their CDN appliance that they deploy
>> at ISP's.
>>
>> Maybe not so important market share wise.
>>
>> But certainly proof of FreeBSD's technical qualities. The default
>> choice would have been Linux, so FreeBSD must have proven to
>> be better to be selected.
> 
> Not just that, but tech users expect easiiy viewed transparency from
> desktop right down to bare metal, and the ability to customise that
> environment. Far easier to do that with FreeBSD, than with Linux,
> which becomes ever more complex and opaque. systemd tentacles extend
> right through the system. crossing boundaries between what should
> remain encapsulated and abstracted system components. So yes, Linux
> is dead here for serious work, so long as they continue on that path.

There are always someone willing to chose less
common paths.

But the majority go with Linux. And Windows must be
number two. And the rest is niche.

Nothing wrong with being niche. It also has its
advantages. But one need to be realistic.

Arne