Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 20:42:49 -0400 From: David Magda <dmagda@ee.ryerson.ca> To: Scott Long <scottl@netflix.com> Cc: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Netflix's New Peering Appliance Uses FreeBSD Message-ID: <331117A3-8C3B-4F39-848C-D08008633F09@ee.ryerson.ca> In-Reply-To: <3CEF3B39-BE1E-4FC4-81F3-D26049C83313@netflix.com> References: <CAMYW4Zi4y16EL1=%2Bsfz1XATc9ZnQpocUD_Xf9Jg=LR=c1AgaKA@mail.gmail.com> <3CEF3B39-BE1E-4FC4-81F3-D26049C83313@netflix.com>
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On Jun 5, 2012, at 20:16, Scott Long wrote: > If you have any questions, let me know or follow the information links = on the > OpenConnect web site. Out of curiosity, given that Linux seems popular in so many other places = (Google, Facebook), is there any particular reason why FreeBSD was = chosen for this? I'm sure Linux is used in many other places (much of Netflix's IT = infrastructure is on Amazon IIRC), so I'm kind of surprised that they = went with FreeBSD when they probably already have so much knowledge with = Linux.
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