Re:Minimal Company E-Ink Phone with QWERTY Keyboard
by gfkclzhzo on Saturday February 22, 2025 @10:53AM
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You're asking a lot from a start-up company launching their first product. 5 years is plenty of time for this to become supported by LineageOS/etc.
Re:Minimal Company E-Ink Phone with QWERTY Keyboard
by Someone on Saturday February 22, 2025 @03:23PM
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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.
“built to last
Crafted with quality materials and backed by software updates for 5 years, Minimal is built to stand the test of time.”
I don’t think 5 years is a long period for “built to last”.
And that is is ignoring that I’d bet on the company existing for that long.
Ideally, a manufacturer making such a product would put the source of the OS in escrow with a guarantee to release it under an open license if the company stopped releasing security updates for x months.