Netflix is using FreeBSD, not Linux.
Jesse, what are you talking about?
I think OP chose a random picture of servers to represent “linux” despite netflix[0] not having anything to do with this. And then cited the first item in the Debian social contract[1]. And then just wildly speculated that because other distros don’t have a social contract, that they might someday start charging money (they won’t they would just as soon stop existing than charge money, but ok).
So in summary… “Computer pictures” + “Debian good” + “Arch not good” in a wild mishmash of nonsense.
Also, to the OP: using a picture clearly labeled as Netflix just to start a conversation about the debian social contract is highly confusing and misleading. No one here has any idea wtf you are talking about.
0: Netflix has published plenty of stuff about how they exclusively use FreeBSD for their CDN https://freebsdfoundation.org/end-user-stories/netflix-case-study/
FreeBSD is Linux as far as I know.
iOS could also be Android, as far as you know
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Because Debian has bigger budget than Arch or Cachy OS but we can guarantee more on Debian for remaining free.
But what does that have to do with Netlix peering/CDNs?
Those are servers of Netflix actually, using Linux.
https://freebsdfoundation.org/end-user-stories/netflix-case-study/ Netflix. The one that famously uses FreeBSD for their stuff?
