> Isn't the ability to quickly ship a stable, reliable product that customers are happy to pay for, a better sign of competence than say picking Slack or FreeBS

> Isn't the ability to quickly ship a stable, reliable product that customers are happy to pay for, a better sign of competence than say picking Slack or FreeBSD for server for now good reason except to show competence? Sure! What I'm saying is that if someone is unable or unwilling to run something other than Ubuntu then I suspect he is less likely to be able to build that stable, reliable product in the first place. It's like how I suspect I'm likely to have a better meal if the cook prepares it from fresh ingredients than if everything comes pre-made off of a truck.