For me, I like understanding what's going on under the hood. OS's like FreeBSD are very straightforward. When I use even a carrier-grade Linux distro, I'm more

For me, I like understanding what's going on under the hood. OS's like FreeBSD are very straightforward. When I use even a carrier-grade Linux distro, I'm more detached to the internals and entrusting my setup more to some other party. You lose compatibility for more stability.