I totally agree, BUT (there is always a but) a fully open boot process is also fully open for maliciousness. e.g. With full access to all hardware you could te

I totally agree, BUT (there is always a but) a fully open boot process is also fully open for maliciousness. e.g. With full access to all hardware you could tell the PMIC (Power Management IC) to output the maximum voltage for some pins to permanently damage/destroy the SoC or other hardware on the board. This would also require that the hardware being damaged is also under-clocked for maximum effectiveness. I love that I have full access to all the hardware, but I always keep in mind that the second that I run other peoples software on my hardware it always opens the possibility that it is no longer my hardware.