i started with RH (Non-EL) back in the mid-to-late 90s, and switched to gentoo as soon as one of my best (programmer) friends gushed about how much better of an admin it had made them[0], so i started down that path - by the time AWS appeared, we were both automating everything, using build (pump) servers, etc. I like debian, a lot - really! I think apt is about the best non-technical-user package manager, and the packages that were available without having to futz with keyrings was great.
Ubuntu spent a lot of time, talent, and treasure on trying to migrate people off windows instead of being a consistent, great OS. It is still with great dread that i open docs for some new package/program linked to from HN or elsewhere; dread that the first instruction is "start with ubuntu 18.04|20.04".
[0] They actually maintained the unofficial gentoo AWS images for over a decade. unsure if they still do, it could be automated to run a new build off every quarter. https://github.com/genewitch/gentoo/blob/master/gentoo_auto.... (a really old version of the script i keep to remind me that automation is possible with nearly everything...)
canonical has some of the most ridiculous IT job postings i’ve come across. just sounds like a bananas software shop. didn’t give me much confidence in whatever they cooking up in there
