> Go do what Linux did to Solaris and Irix, You mean what Intel/AMD/Dell/Nvidia did to Solaris and Irix. SGI couldn’t sell enough hardware, the OS was of no co

> Go do what Linux did to Solaris and Irix, You mean what Intel/AMD/Dell/Nvidia did to Solaris and Irix. SGI couldn’t sell enough hardware, the OS was of no consequence. Back when SGI was circling the drain, most of their customers were perfectly OK to migrate over to NT. Linux eventually fucked over Microsoft. Because Microsoft kept the desktop but (mostly) lost the datacenter. > put VxWorks and QNX out of business. Numerous potential customers of these products use Linux (the kernel GPL often isn’t an issue). Those that can’t are unlikely to migrate to FreeBSD either. Their remaining incumbent customer base is often in an industry where migration costs are higher (qualifications, certifications), those companies provide value adds (GUIs, toolkits, specialized hardware and simulation libraries) far beyond just the kernel (Wind River will even gladly sell you Linux if you want). Undercutting a little on a kernel license isn't compelling. And it’s not like FreeBSD is a great RT kernel or has much to help with safety certification. FreeBSD is usually not technically appropriate to replace vxWorks, and when it is, Linux will usually do just fine. FreeBSD foundation will gladly list your business https://www.freebsd.org/commercial/ https://www.freebsd.org/commercial/. Otherwise who, what, and how should be leaning in? There’s already an industry of commercial FreeBSD users, how do you grow it?