Realtime Linux patchset: because I damn well deserve to be able to compile 3 packages in parallel while also transcoding two 1080p episodes yielding a load average of 37 on a 5 year old laptop and *still* get 8ms latency glitchless physical piano modeling synthesis.
The difference is an RT kernel is strictly optional. I can boot a normal kernel and not lose any functionality, nor am I locked in. An out of tree FS is very different :)