I've used Linux for decades, but I'd switch to FreeBSD for this one feature

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• FreeBSD is one of the most stable OSes on the planet.
• FreeBSD is also more challenging than Linux.
• You can download and install FreeBSD for free.

I'm not gonna lie: I don't give FreeBDS (or any of the BSDs) the attention they deserve. The reason for that is simple: I'm a Linux guy.

But isn't FreeBSD Linux? It looks like Linux, it smells like Linux… 

That is not the case here. 

FreeBSD is a Unix-like operating system that is descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution. The first version of FreeBSD was released in 1993 and was developed from 386BSD, one of the first fully functional and free Unix clones on affordable hardware. Since its inception, FreeBSD has continuously been the most commonly used BSD-derived operating system on the market ...