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On 03/04/2026 00:42, Stuart Longland VK4MSL wrote:
> `openrc` vs `systemd` is also a differentiating point for me.  `openrc` 
> gets the job done in more places.
> 
> (`systemd` doesn't support *BSD for example.)

Ditto. For me, rc files, zfs, and static linking are the killers.

I run a network of BSD machines, and I've never really used anything 
other than Unix of some flavour. But occasionally I will need to run 
something which is Linux-only for some reason. Alpine is my goto for 
this as it's is the most similar to all the other systems I use/have 
used. Just easy to find my way around, and get stuff done.

[ oh, and ZFS doesnt break when I upgrade! unlike others I've tried ]

-pete.