From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 08:40:20 -0500, Tom Elam wrote:   
      
   > On 1/29/2026 8:42 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >> On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:49:47 -0500, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> I seriously doubt that any Android tablet gets this level of OEM   
   >>> support.   
   >>   
   >> Is that so important, given there are typically third-party   
   >> options?   
   >>   
   >> That is, after all, a key benefit of Open Source.   
   >   
   > Actually a weakness. You have no assurance that options other than   
   > the OEM have been thoroughly vetted on your hardware.   
      
   Your assurance comes from the testimony of fellow users, who are free   
   to use the software or not, if it doesn’t work for them. Not from some   
   corporate PR department full of staffers who know their paycheque   
   depends on keeping their employer looking good.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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