If I may abuse this metaphor a little further, I'd like to point out that running Linux also pays dividends by teaching you, well, Linux. It is the platform tha

If I may abuse this metaphor a little further, I'd like to point out that running Linux also pays dividends by teaching you, well, Linux. It is the platform that most code ends up running on, after all. You'll know it is worthwhile when you're able to comfortably debug production problems by hopping on the server and looking at all layers of the stack, or when you make quality of life improvements for your team with a quick shell script.