That sounds like a really good idea, and gives more confidence to the early adopters that the platform might live even if they fail
Could such a pledge provide enough assurance? If the company folds its IP is up for grubs, this might include their products source code. Right?
If that's the case I would prefer to purchase devices that are actually already running free software or there is free software available to flash on them.
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That would be a pre-existing contract that the future IP holder would (or should, if written 'securely') be obligated to uphold.
Thanks hmm... that indeed sounds legit. Would definitely like to see that. If I have no open source alternative for a connected hardware device that seems to me like the next best thing.