> I don't think that's a fair comparison.... the process of installing involves compiling under the covers, it's just part of installation. It's not the late 90

> I don't think that's a fair comparison.... the process of installing involves compiling under the covers, it's just part of installation. It's not the late 90s "compile that driver yourself completely manually" situation. I don't understand. Do you think I'm lying or something? Because I'm not, and neither are these folks: https://www.google.com/search?q=compile+new+kernel+site%3Aforum.parallels.com&hl=en https://www.google.com/search?q=compile+new+kernel+site%3Afo... It's a giant pain in the neck and it's caused by pretty deliberate decisions about Linux architecture.