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by yjftsjthsd-h 1646 days ago
> I may not flash it on that day, but I like to know that I can.

I agree in the abstract, but I've seen enough devices ship OTA updates that make switching harder that I prefer to just cut over ASAP these days. (This is a general approach, not just for network gear; same as how I unlock my phone bootloaders right out of the box so I don't have to deal with data wiping)