> And that is because hardware vendors refuse to support Linux in the way they support Windows Because Linux does not support hardware (or at least new hardwar

> And that is because hardware vendors refuse to support Linux in the way they support Windows Because Linux does not support hardware (or at least new hardware) in the same Windows does. AMD makes new graphics card, steps on Windows vs Linux to release an updated driver to support it Windows - Update driver, release via Windows Update / Website etc Linux - Send patches months in advance to the LKML using email, make sure any patches needed in Mesa are also sent in with a completely different system. Then, wait for your patches to be peer reviewed and land, then wait for a kernel release, then wait for distros to package said kernel and release it, which if you're on a distro that fixes to a kernel version, could be waiting 6 months.