Let’s be decent with each other, I don’t think my expectations are outrageous. I consider decent to make sure that the person that will use your software is aware of the dangers. And the best person to know those dangers is usually the dev.
You are entitled to the truth. If the dev knows their software could have very damaging effects then that should be front and center on the software page.
Not true, you get the open source code and you compile it yourself then compare the checksum of what you compiled with app installer. If they match that means they didn’t add extra code besides whats in the open source.
I don’t think that would cover it. URLchecker acts as a default browser. When you click on a link it will let you if it will redirect you and where, if it has trackers in the link, you can also send the link for a quick virus scan.
Those are just the common uses, It has more features.
I am seeing it as a net positive. Especially because of the Windows 12 bit, the more Windows is an inconvenience, the more will jump ship, and some will land on linux.