[aaomidi]

Well this isn't a normal OS that an everyday user uses?

There are people who don't want any binary blobs from Google on their devices.

[cptskippy]

And there are people who do want those blobs. LineageOS has chosen to err on the side of caution and not allow a patch that might prompt Google to take action.

[traverseda]

So what you're saying is that you believe the real reason this patch wasn't merged is because google might take action, and the security concerns are not as relevant? One might even call them a... shield?

[cptskippy]

Why can't it be both?