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I’ve always thought having proprietary drivers was really weird. Don’t you want people to maintain your code for free?
But people wouldn't buy the newer chip because the previous one would still have support. THAT is why the source is closed. To sell support until the cow is milked enough and then sell a newer version.
I have so many working phones that have not received security updates for a long time. It is a shame, as I need a second phone and they are perfectly suitable but I worry about how safe they are to use.
It would be nice if there were any technical details on how Qualcomm intends to achieve this.