++ on the severance. Many companies won’t even offer it up unless you ask. And whatever it happens to be, ask for more with subtle undertones of surprise and whatever subtext compels them to consider it to avoid any perceived litigation.
Maybe it’s already been said in so many words but I bought the OnePlus One when it was released and it was kick-ass compelling hardware that happened to have Cyanogen mod. I emphasize the hardware aspect because this is a draw for many people. People were talking about it. If you get a certain percentage of the public drooling over some eye candy they might be more openness to something like a Linux phone. Of course it’s always a spectrum and some people - like many here - are more swayed by software alone and that’s awesome too.
I tried to visit the site myself and the cloudflare human verification failed. My stuff is pretty locked down to avoid trackers and such. Oh well.