Matthew GarrettJan 26
The presumption that free software is sufficient or necessary to ensure all software you depend on is trustworthy is simultaneously naive and ignorant of what software is capable of. The only realistic way to develop trust in software is to trust the people who write it, and development processes associated with free software make that trust easier.
Show threadJosh SimmonsJan 26
@mjg59 ah the gnome software special
Show threadHoolyJan 26
@dotstdy @mjg59 That menu is about these Flatpaks' default permissions, not whether or not you trust the software inside them.
Show threadJosh Simmons
@hooly @mjg59 ah yes "potentially unsafe" and "safe" in big boxes on the front page for the software you're installing refers not to the software you're in the process of installing from the software installation tool you're using, but instead to the flatpak configuration which users know about, and understand. This is a normal and sensible response.
Jan 26 at 11:13amPhanpy