Reply #182: Uh, no. [View All]

[Irreverend IX]

The Linux kernel is not updated every week, and when it is updated most distros will automatically update it and start using it automatically the next time you reboot the machine. I've been using Linux for years and nothing ever "just stops working." With Ubuntu, most of your software will be automatically installed from online repositories, and all updates will be done automatically by the system, with the user only needing to enter their password and hit a button to confirm the installation of updated packages.

Also, Mac OSX is not based on Linux, it is based on a version of the BSD operating system, which is somewhat similar to Linux (both are descendants of the Unix OS).