Stefan Monnier wrote at 2012-02-15 20:25 -0600: > > not a necessity, though it is desiable :). A custom kernel that > > doesn't work is obviously going to be a problem, but if it works well > > enough then it would be fine for me. But I guess it does make a > > The problem is: what will you do with your machine three year down > the road? Will you have to keep looking for some guy who keeps a custom > kernel up-to-date, or will you have to rely on an old version of the > kernel, and hence suffer from various "minor" problems as the user-space > code starts to rely on new features your kernel does not provide? > > If your machine is supported by the stock kernel, all these problems are > pretty much absent: you can expect to simply "aptitude upgrade" for the > next ten years. This is *precisely* why I prefer to purchase devices with full kernel support. The question is, how can I be reasonably sure before the purchase? In many cases the information is unavailable or difficult to find.
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