Supporting *unix* beyond Linux and Mac

[bene-Gk2boCrsRs1AfugRpC6u6w at public.gmane.org (Ben Eisenbraun)]

On Mon, Nov 03, 2008 at 10:23:36AM -0500, markw-FJ05HQ0HCKaWd6l5hS35sQ at public.gmane.org wrote:
> I currently support Mac, Linux, and Windows. I'm pretty sure that *any*
> variant of unix could be supported, but there are a lot, netbsd, openbsd,
> freebsd, etc.
> 
> Does anyone have a good argument about which to support if I can only
> support one?

After watching a few answers go by, I'll give you advice from the business 
point of view:

Find out which OS your customers are using and support that one.

I think what this means in practical terms is that unless you have a highly
technical userbase, the unices other than Linux are not going to be worth 
the time investment.*  You'll probably see better returns making the 
service friendlier to Windows/Mac users.

-ben

* Linux may not be worth it either.

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