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Windows doesn't require rebuilding the kernel (although I guess there are few Linux drivers that are mutually exclusive, and just building all of them is standa
by pgeorgi 11y ago
Windows doesn't require rebuilding the kernel (although I guess there are few Linux drivers that are mutually exclusive, and just building all of them is standard practice for many distributions), but every now and then it requires rebuilding the drivers (which may or may not happen).
Linux's integrated design makes that the kernel developers' problem, not the users'.
- lqdc13 11y agoIt becomes the users' problem when driver support is not available for the new hardware they just bought. So they have to hunt down the PR on github and build it themselves.
- pgeorgi 11y agoMy scanner and audio interface still work on Linux (and yes, I had to look if they're supported), no matter what updates come my way. Upgrading from XP to Windows 8 disabled them. For the audio interface there's even a Win8.1 driver, but its reliability is a joke. The DDK takes care of everything? Not for this vendor.