It shouldn’t be the first thing said. And it shouldn’t be the only thing said in a comment.
I agree with OP. I haven’t posted my setups over the years because I didn’t want the armchair quarterbacks to appear and rain on my parade.
Edit: my bad you said agree not to be rude like ops examples in your first sentence. I still disagree with the second part of your comment though. It’s not needed if not asked for.
I ran a stack of 630’s we decom’ed from work (5 of them) in 2020. When we moved in 2021 I didn’t want to setup the full rack in the garage again. I sold them all to a local place (server monkey) for 2k a pop.
10k.
If you get bored with them, look into resale options. Give yourself a little bonus. These gen are harder to find right now. You’re in a unique position to buff up your savings if you feel so inclined.
Good score!
I used to sport pfsense decals on my back truck window for years. Like you, had deployed them commercially for years before that, and proudly.
After all the bs, I’d look at those stickers with combo of nostalgia and remorse.
Had a local lawn company out to do our yard last summer and they managed to wing something into that back window and shatter it, requiring me to replace it. (Lawn company paid).
Realized I was really happy with the new window cause the stickers were gone.
Fuck pfsense.