Have you done anything in .NET core? It sounds like you haven't at all. Your .NET bits will run on Linux or Mac. You're not restricted to SQL Server. The open s

Have you done anything in .NET core? It sounds like you haven't at all. Your .NET bits will run on Linux or Mac. You're not restricted to SQL Server. The open source community is doing just fine and has a ton of interesting projects and ports from other ecosystems. The only thing that's slightly restrictive is that there is currently no compatible Visual Studio release for either Linux or Mac, although it's getting there.