> …does “letting community down” matters? Yes. A lot of contributors from the community put countless hours on making software work on this hardware. And a lot

> …does “letting community down” matters? Yes. A lot of contributors from the community put countless hours on making software work on this hardware. And a lot of work still needs to be done. If the hardware vendor turns its back on the community, that'll drive developers away, demotivate them or burn them out. See also: https://blog.brixit.nl/why-i-left-pine64/ https://blog.brixit.nl/why-i-left-pine64/ > can’t you just… put your own OS on there or whatever? You can put your own OS on pretty much any hardware. But you need A LOT of effort, and if you drive contributors away, that goal also moves further away. If the hardware vendor doesn't collaborate, it's even harder.