Sounds like a good idea if you want to have around 5 active users.

Sorry for the sarcasm but I don’t like the idea that only people privileged with a VPS can join.

Hi, very cool to see you learning and having fun! Keep at it!

Add Nixos. Also put Slackware to Valley of the lost

You don’t choose FOSS because you like abstractions and general solutions but because, well, it is free. And you remain independent. And you can actually verify yourself that the software is well-built and worthwhile to build on.