Linux has a lot of the pathology that comes with monopoly. Low innovation, features almost entirely copied from other OSes (often poorly and very late). Also my

Linux has a lot of the pathology that comes with monopoly. Low innovation, features almost entirely copied from other OSes (often poorly and very late). Also my brief experience with a kernel patch for Linux felt very abrasive, defensive, and I didn't make any progress (though part of the issue was fixed in a roundabout way a few months later). If you use freebsd/openbsd/dragonflybsd you are supporting a more innovative group of people, and will have a much more pleasant experience if you need something fixed in the kernel (I had an issue with the freebsd kernel as well, and they acknowledged and fixed it).