Using zsh instead of bash is a choice. The same more or less goes for a compiler or database. At least, we aren't seeing a situation where large numbers of major beloved projects are forcing their users to switch compiler or database.
Nearly every major Linux distribution is now moving to systemd. Regardless of its merits, this is a significant change, and a lot of us sysadmins feel like we're being forced into it. Whether you're running RedHat/Centos, Ubuntu/Debian, or Arch, systemd is coming whether you like it or not. Even if systemd's merits were undisputed, one of the things we like about Linux is choice. As it is, the merits of systemd are very much in dispute, and the choosing not to run it pretty much means moving away from these major Linux distributions entirely. Hence lots of new interest in FreeBSD.
FWIW, systemd has been pretty solid in my experience. Still, I'm glad the FreeBSD exists and is thriving without it.
Nearly every major Linux distribution is now moving to systemd. Regardless of its merits, this is a significant change, and a lot of us sysadmins feel like we're being forced into it. Whether you're running RedHat/Centos, Ubuntu/Debian, or Arch, systemd is coming whether you like it or not. Even if systemd's merits were undisputed, one of the things we like about Linux is choice. As it is, the merits of systemd are very much in dispute, and the choosing not to run it pretty much means moving away from these major Linux distributions entirely. Hence lots of new interest in FreeBSD.
FWIW, systemd has been pretty solid in my experience. Still, I'm glad the FreeBSD exists and is thriving without it.