There is a big benefit if you depend on the Linux kernel. Generally you can use latest long term support kernels on x86. For non-x86 devices you can very easi

There is a big benefit if you depend on the Linux kernel. Generally you can use latest long term support kernels on x86. For non-x86 devices you can very easily find yourself with a kernel that is over half a decade old, end of lined, lacking support for recent hardware (eg wifi sticks) and similar problems.