Signal on Linux - eviltoast

How is it possible, that Signal still only provides a .deb package and no .rpm, or even better AppImage or Flatpak? There is an unofficial Flatpak but is it secure?

  • t3rmit3@beehaw.org
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    6 months ago

    Just because something is built out of love does not make it safe, and attestation is about safety. You wouldn’t trust an un-attested surgical device, just because there’s a really positive community around its design.

    Signal is a life-or-death app for some people.