From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG  Wed May 30 20:15:27 2012
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C199C106564A
	for <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>; Wed, 30 May 2012 20:15:27 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from feld@feld.me)
Received: from feld.me (unknown [IPv6:2607:f4e0:100:300::2])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EBB08FC18
	for <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>; Wed, 30 May 2012 20:15:27 +0000 (UTC)
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=feld.me;
	s=blargle; 
	h=In-Reply-To:Message-Id:From:Mime-Version:Date:References:Subject:To:Content-Type;
	bh=Xcrq3XzldiVaqvkt5MU04txuZ6tcqYVglI/WOiSUV/o=; 
	b=FMGhBkUca6DW1nhVkpL3Jgo+mL7lFLnFUsuuFLtmp66+mFhfOggCUvVPtklqFsR2vJ3gXidrTw5VyEruOX/6tZ5ah9DakJiBLhahS2XhyFgJE9Q8/pupLVCZ+6M7hWmu;
Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=mwi1.coffeenet.org)
	by feld.me with esmtp (Exim 4.77 (FreeBSD))
	(envelope-from <feld@feld.me>) id 1SZpIk-000Ngw-2X
	for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Wed, 30 May 2012 15:15:26 -0500
Received: from feld@feld.me by mwi1.coffeenet.org (Archiveopteryx 3.1.4)
	with esmtpa id 1338408920-26372-26371/5/10; Wed, 30 May 2012 20:15:20
	+0000
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; delsp=yes
To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
References: <C480320C-0CD9-4B61-8AFB-37085C820AB7@FreeBSD.org>
	<20120530185901.GB7853@isuckatdomains.members.linode.com>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 15:15:20 -0500
Mime-Version: 1.0
From: Mark Felder <feld@feld.me>
Message-Id: <op.we407uuc34t2sn@tech304>
In-Reply-To: <20120530185901.GB7853@isuckatdomains.members.linode.com>
User-Agent: Opera Mail/11.64 (FreeBSD)
X-SA-Score: -1.5
Subject: Re: Why Are You Using FreeBSD?
X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code <freebsd-stable.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>,
	<mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 20:15:27 -0000

On Wed, 30 May 2012 13:59:01 -0500, Chris Nehren  
<apeiron+freebsd-stable@isuckatdomains.net> wrote:

> 4. Everything "feels right" and "makes sense" on a very deep level for
> me, in a way that never happened with the other Unix and Unix "alike"
> OSs I've used.

Bingo.

For me:

1) Integration. The OS is integrated very well all around. How many  
utilities on Linux are required to replace the full functionality of the  
BSD "ifconfig" ?
2) Ports. We have customers with very different requirements; we don't  
have to run different Linux distros to meet their needs in a way that is  
supported by the package management system. This makes the job as a  
sysadmin and our infrastructure very consistent.
3) Features. PF is indispensable, and ZFS is a great bonus. System   
utilities, too: sockstat, systat, gstat, BSD's top, etc.