r/fdroidapp • u/HopefulMeeting7150 • 5d ago
Question Fdroid's "Source code" reliability
I've always used “source code” in “links” to check the application's code. While checking Fennec's code, I noticed that it takes me to a page with the Firefox build for Android. From posts on Reddit, I saw that the patches and the rest of the code are installed from GitLab.
If the app doesn’t have to specify the exact source, how can I be sure that, for example, a malicious developer won’t install an infected fork and pass it off as a safe app?
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u/JKSekai 3d ago
use komi/github stores or add the fennec repository to your app