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If I root my current LineageOS 23.2 install (e.g., using Magisk), will it cause me problems in the future if I want to do another LineageOS update?

I'm trying to understand the relationship between model variants, so I would like to ask a couple of hypothetical (and hopefully clarifying) questions:

1. Let's say I have a Q_8/31B model (assume all parameters are active). If this model were quantized to 4-bit, is the relationship linear such that the resulting model would be Q_4/72B? Or would the active parameters remain 31B and the capabilities reduced accordingly?
2. If I have two variants of the same model, say Q_8/31B and Q_4/100B, would it be correct to say that the Q_4 model is more capable than the Q_8 model simply because the active parameters are (3x) greater?

If these hypotheticals have no basis in current reality, I'm happy to be criticized. 😄

I'm using Slack in the snap package. In the last few days, it has started prompting me at start-up to change settings. It doesn't matter how I answer, the selection isn't applied and I get it again the next time I start. I've run "snap refresh" to make sure it is the most current version.

Is anybody else seeing this lately?

https://preview.redd.it/zzoqe81jwizg1.png?width=636&format=png&auto=webp&s=efde4e0ff6118640c9b76d7d12d5ddecda6e9bf1

I'm sure we've all heard about the pending "lockdown" that Google has planned for Android. I am a bit confused/concerned about how affected devices running non-Google Android ROMs will be when this happens. I'm seeking a bit of clarity here.

I've always had Google-based Android phones, but not without rooting them. When I root them, further updates to the OS--of any kind--stop. I am effectively frozen on the version I have, which has always been fine with me, because I don't do thing like manage my bank account on my phone (I'm a desktop user). I could do the same thing here, get an new Android phone, update as much as I can right now, and then root it to stop further updates.

I have, instead, decided to try out LineageOS. I've been able to flash both flavors, one with gapps and one without. The bootloader is unlocked, but I have yet to actually root the phone, as I am unsure which of the two I'm going to finally go with.

If I choose the version with gapps, my question is how much control will the Google Services Framework have over the phone once Google performs their lockdown? If I have Google apps that are not signed with their new extortion scheme validation system, will the GSF on the phone be able to summarily disable them? Will that same system be able to stand in the way of installing self-made apps (I write and use a few of my own)?

I'm curious, I guess, if LineageOS installed on my phone, while not being directly controlled by Google, will have any ability to say "No" to how GSF functions on my phone. I appreciate your input and insights.