[wildmanx]

Sure, you can blindly trust your dependencies. And most people do. But don't expect them to help you for free if you have a problem. They might. But likely they won't.

Try sending an email to Linus Torvalds if something with the Linux kernel is not to your liking and you'd like him to change something. Brace for impact. Well, at least with the "old" Linus. He calmed down a little recently.