While it's fair to say this does describe why Illumos was chosen, the actual RFD title is not presented and it is about Host OS + Virtualization software choice.
Even if you think it's a foregone conclusion given the history of bcantrill and other founders of Oxide, there absolutely is value in putting decision to paper and trying to provide a rational because then it can be challenged.
The company I co-founded does an RFD process as well and even if there is 99% chance that we're going to use the thing we've always used, if you're a serious person, the act of expressing it is useful and sometimes you even change your own mind thanks to the process.
Even if you think it's a foregone conclusion given the history of bcantrill and other founders of Oxide, there absolutely is value in putting decision to paper and trying to provide a rational because then it can be challenged.
The company I co-founded does an RFD process as well and even if there is 99% chance that we're going to use the thing we've always used, if you're a serious person, the act of expressing it is useful and sometimes you even change your own mind thanks to the process.