&gt; Isn&#x27;t the ability to quickly ship a stable, reliable product that customers are happy to pay for, a better sign of competence than say picking Slack or FreeBSD for server for now good reason except to show competence?<p>Sure! What I&#x27;m saying is that if someone is unable or unwilling to run something other than Ubuntu then I suspect he is less likely to be able to build that stable, reliable product in the first place.<p>It&#x27;s like how I suspect I&#x27;m likely to have a better meal if the cook prepares it from fresh ingredients than if everything comes pre-made off of a truck.