Hmm I wonder why people want this out of linux...
Why not just use *BSD ??

Compiling a kernel doesnt need to be hard, gentoo have made it incredibly simple but some people object to even typing make!!

The wifi problem is a special problem for opensource and is due to FCC regulations .. so dont blame linux blame your government regulators.
And even so don't expect WEP since this is encryption and hence must also be banned.

Frankly I think it's silly to have an icon appear on my desktop when I plug in a USB device. I can mount and unmount it much faster then clicking that stupid system tray icon that tells me "it's ok to unplug your device now" Bah! Like I need that using up my resources too!
Exactly, not to mention starting to play DVD's or transferring from my Camera automatically when I really want to upload a photo???

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