I run a Linux kernel 'tainted' with binary modules on my desktop and I don't remember the last time I saw a kernel panic. Maybe a couple of years ago when I ran

I run a Linux kernel 'tainted' with binary modules on my desktop and I don't remember the last time I saw a kernel panic. Maybe a couple of years ago when I ran the nVidia proprietary drivers along the generic framebuffer even though the documentation advised against it.