I can see why people would want that, but I can also see why people would want to have an additional certified copy of an important document, artwork, or piece of sports memorabilia, if that’s what the owner of that object wants.
> certified copy of an important document, artwork, or piece of sports memorabilia, if that’s what the owner of that object wants
I don't see how this is relevant. Real world objects can't be exactly duplicated, certificates of authenticity make sense in that context. Data is just bits, any copy will be exact reproductions. There is no need to certify that.
Yes but I don't see how that's in any way comparable to wanting a certified collector's item.
Validating our software as unmodified is really just digital oppression. It's a violation of our dignity as users and human beings. We have all these corporations shipping literal data harvesting and advertisement displaying malware and there's not a thing we can do about it because they have usurped control of our computers.
Who does this "validation" serve? Not us. It serves the "stakeholders". It gives them confidence that we won't be running software that harms their interests.
