[rmbyrro]

I happened to have a quite different view.

It was clear to me the content I was supposed to get.

The only reason I didn't purchase is because the value proposition "save time managing your own side-project/startup deployment" is not smart, to me at least.

I decided to pay and outsource most of these things away in order to focus on differentiating software, marketing/sales and peace of mind.

Edit: I also think the "start a career in SRE" is quite a long stretch.

[strzibny]

Thanks for your feedback.

> the value proposition "save time managing your own side-project/startup deployment" is not smart

I would say it's not right for all. But it's 100% true (from my readers) that people learn self-hosting to cut costs. That part of the page targets these people.

> I decided to pay and outsource most of these things away in order to focus on differentiating software, marketing/sales and peace of mind

I want to say that the saving angle is only one of the reasons pointed out. If you want to know how things work and don't care about saving, it's still worth to learn it.

I think you are not the target audience, though, since you want to focus on other aspects of the business which you probably enjoy more. :)

> I also think the "start a career in SRE" is quite a long stretch

The book shows you lot of Linux content you can find in RHCSA and RHCE exams. If you would really learn what's in it, you can be hired on spot for a junior role.

[rmbyrro]

Those are fair points, I agree this is subjective. That's why I said "to me at least".

I've done this kind of work in the past and would certainly enjoy learning more. Your book was inviting. I just won't have the time at this moment. Need to focus elsewhere, as I said.

When thinking about business, the initial scale is quite small and managed services are cheap (and a variable cost) compared to the time I'd spend on self-managed (high upfront, fixed cost).