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Comment by microtonal

1 day ago

Because there will be no more security updates of firmware, drivers, kernels, etc., all while there are monthly high/critical CVEs.

Something which in the context of a thread about banking apps seems quite relevant too.

  • If they banned all outdated roms why not but you can use all the banking apps on something not updated since 2019 if it's stamped by Google

What prevents you from building an up-to-date Lineage version for old hardware? It isn't exactly difficult with Claude now.

  • there will be no more security updates of firmware

    • So what? Most vulnerabilities are not in the firmware and they would hardly matter for day to day use. There is no such thing as bug free software.