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I said “ideally”. Even if you interpret that as “asking”, it’s not just “from a start-up company launching their first product”, but from such a company that claims their product is “built to last”.

> 5 years is plenty of time for this to become supported by LineageOS/etc.

I don’t think that’s guaranteed for a niche product. We don’t even know whether this device is locked down in some way.

A, possibly easier, alternative for escrow could be for them to open up the device now.