@Wormwood That is to be expected when you try to install only a proprietary kernel on your computer, without the systemd OS and you wonder why you get;
panic("No working init found. Try passing init= option to kernel.\nSee Linux Documentation/admin-guide/init.rst for guidance.");

@skylar >dozens of linux users
I'm a GNU user.

>for failing to read 973 pages of changelogs for every package on your system
Where is this from? You only ever need to read changelogs if you want to work out when a certain feature was added or removed, so you can install the relevant old version.

>then devolving into an internet slap fight with one another over software licenses
I love nothing more when the conversation evolves into being about software licenses.