Too bad that all the benefits of running an open source OS are lost because it's too arduous for regular people to recompile their OS and software. At least the

Too bad that all the benefits of running an open source OS are lost because it's too arduous for regular people to recompile their OS and software. At least the BSDs make it trivial. When you give up freedom for "ease of use", you get what people give you, and you have no real options. I'm sorry, but I really don't feel bad for this person. Also, it's disingenuous to say that only "some" (the author uses that word) motherboards have updated microcode. "Most" would be more accurate, and "pretty much all, with few exceptions" is actually closer to the truth. Even my el cheapo A320 chipset motherboard already has AGESA 1.0.0.3 ABBA.