Comment by reactordev

>A 2025 Linux kernel with all recent features is able to boot on a system from 2006.

Because no one on the kernel team likes deleting code, specifically because someone will try to install it on their old ass work laptop from a decade ago.

Microsoft choosing not to support that old ass laptop is a company choice. There are costs involved with maintaining the support structure. Whereas Linux is primarily funded by enterprises who use it on servers, which may not be updated hardware wise in a longer period of time.

If Linus Torvalds or Miguel De Icaza introduce copilot, I swear I’m going to go all in on BSD.