Re: [Skunkworks] Is Apple Hardware and OS the most proprietary systems ?

TV cards that were supported previously stop working in updates of the same distribution, hence lack of a goal. Why should an aupdate break functionality? Linux is notorious for this. Also that Realtek wireless drivers were available for Linux, but were left out as been "unclean" hence every kernel update meant recompling the drivers for wireless to work. They were eventually included as from some sub-kernel number. We all Gnome 3 is a pain, as it sought out to fix what was not broken in Gnome 2 , and actually reduced configuration opetions hence going against the notion of offering more freedom.