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First, thanks to everyone who's posted so far! It's nice to see an interesting discussion around this topic.
Just to establish the rationale behind the original thought: I've always been someone who tinkers with my devices and tries to get the most out of them. I understand that some ereaders, like Kobo devices, are essentially "appliances for reading." That's fine for most people, but it would be very interesting if they could be more than that for those willing to tinker. Something like Inkbox/Quill OS, or a more traditional lightweight Linux distro, can be more than the default "Kobo Linux distro." The principle of being more inherently open and flexible to customization in both user interface and usable software. Also, the Kobo hardware is just better as a whole. Kobo makes spare parts more available now through iFixit. And they are cheaper for similar/better hardware quality than other ereaders in their price points.
The functionality of a more Android-based ereader is really appealing, but so many of them have baked in features that can't be removed without extreme efforts (general bloatware, uncalled for AI features, etc). Their firmware is also still locked down, and they practically all come from companies that are less GPL compliant.
Honestly, being able to turn something like the Kobo Libra Colour into a color, "diet Pine Note" would be really awesome if it was possible, even if the hardware as a general purpose computer is still on the constrained or mediocre side. But I'm sure Kobo doesn't really want that sort of thing regardless of how interesting we think it would be. It's just a thought I found interesting and wanted to explore with people more experienced and knowledgeable than me.
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