I share the point of view of
I guess we won’t reach a common understanding anyway. So, a first feedback. There is a list of “supported” device, but there is only a beta /e/. Basically, as an OS, in my eyes, /e/ doesn’t support any device yet. Not until /e/ reaches 1.0. So, to me, you now have a target device list. Anyway…
That list includes 3 HTC devices. https://doc.e.foundation/devices/
Based on the input from @Manoj above, 2 are supported by /e/ and not LOS. What does that /e/ support include ? Based on https://images.ecloud.global/dev/m8/ and similar links, they are all based on on Android Nougat, e.g. e-0.7-n-2020011737872-dev-m8.zip
As far as I’m concerned, in 2020, support includes security support. Based on https://source.android.com/security/bulletin, Google dropped support for Nougat in August/October 2019 (first 7.0.x, then all 7.x). Is there a list of CVEs that /e/ has fixed since October 2019 for those supposedly supported HTC devices ?
The same applies to the Samung S7 that you sold and still sell pre-installed. It seems to also be on Nougat e-0.7-n-2020011737872-dev-hero2lte.zip. What about its security updates since October 2019 ? I hope the upgrade that is being tested will be proven OK.
I actually appreciate the hard work. I’m not fan of the expectation management which seems unnecessarily enthusiastic to me. For instance, you could focus on support for just a handful of devices; not 80+ devices, including some still on Nougat. For instance, when buying a pre-installed phone, the site says “Tested 100% functional”. I’m not sure it mentions “Beta”.