re: linux I find that's less true than it used to be, at least on x86; I run a few pieces of non-free software, binary software (Xilinx tools, Renoise) and it's

re: linux I find that's less true than it used to be, at least on x86; I run a few pieces of non-free software, binary software (Xilinx tools, Renoise) and it's problem free. Huge statically linked blobs though.