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> And performance doesn't come close to Linux on the top end or even high middle end.

There are presentation about how Netflix uses BSD for video delivery for its performance, so it can't be that bad.

BSD is really do for companies that want to keep their code closed, but not start from scratch. I see this as a large reason why Netflix uses them and Sony uses BSD on playstations.

Unless Netflix compares the performance with Linux and publishes the results, it's hard to know if it's a great idea or just based on the whims of the most senior sysadmins.

IIRC the main reason to use FreeBSD instead of Linux was BSD being a lot simpler and have a lot more room to optimize their specific use case.

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