Because a lot of software vendors use SQL Server for their backend, so now you can have a choice to run on Linux. It is major league annoying to have to use Wi

Because a lot of software vendors use SQL Server for their backend, so now you can have a choice to run on Linux. It is major league annoying to have to use Windows Server if your backend is mostly Linux, etc. I dearly hope the SmartOS and FreeBSD folks can make it work on their respective platforms.