It's true, and I have 3 devices that stopped working under Linux to prove it.
> Once a driver is in the kernel, there's usually nothing a user must do to get the device working.
If the driver is accepted into the kernel tree in the first place, and until it gets removed, yes. The fact remains that that's a much narrower window than for most OSes.
It's true, and I have 3 devices that stopped working under Linux to prove it.
> Once a driver is in the kernel, there's usually nothing a user must do to get the device working.
If the driver is accepted into the kernel tree in the first place, and until it gets removed, yes. The fact remains that that's a much narrower window than for most OSes.