FreeBSD still has the superior networking stack. If throughput and latency are your primary bottlenecks, then you want FreeBSD.
Netflix used FreeBSD for their entire CDN.
Netflix used FreeBSD for their entire CDN.
No need for the past tense; they still do.
I mean: I think of the CDN having its control system in addition to controlled appliances, and so on.
"Netflix delivers streaming content using a combination of intelligent clients, a central control system, and a network of Open Connect appliances. …"
Netflix portrays FreeBSD in the Open Connect software context:
Well, I still get more done on Linux.
No doubt, so do I. FreeBSD is good for very specific things like rock solid stability and intense networking. But for general purpose use I too prefer Linux, because it gets all the new toys first.
If I want to build a rock solid stable internet service, I reach for FreeBSD. If I want to use a Unix desktop I reach for MacOS. If I want to have a personal server for messing around with or running some proof-of-concept app or website, I reach for Linux.
Each has its uses.
Not as funny as things changing without you noticing ;-)