I agree, Pine64 is essentially waiting on other entities to carry this work, like Purism for example. They should at least have someone supporting software even if it only increases the rate to a drip.
Different models, I'm glad Pine has this one as it is useful. That doesn't mean others are wrong models, but you can't be both.
They can tote all day long about how focused their hardware efforts are and how that improves their release process. Adding in a developer dedicated to the software side wouldn’t change that balance. They’re not even in the same ballpark anyways.
Spoiler: I own a Librem 5 and a Pinephone.