It is an interesting change of pace, and a somewhat different culture around operating system structure and package management, although definitely part of the

It is an interesting change of pace, and a somewhat different culture around operating system structure and package management, although definitely part of the same Unixy family. Sadly these days the business case for using FreeBSD is weaker than ever because Linux has first-class support for Docker and Kubernetes and BSD doesn't. (No, Jails are not a good substitute because Docker is the industry standard and has a lot of third-party support and everyone wants to use it.) However, BSD is an interesting experience for hobbyists.