Imagine your friend that does not know anything about linux, don’t you think this would make them not install the firefox flatpak and potentially think that linux is unsafe?
I ask this because I believe we must be careful and make small changes to welcome new users in the future, we have to make them as much comfortable as possible when experimenting with a new O.S
I believe this warning could have a less alarming design, saying something like “This app can use elevated permissions. What does this mean?” with the “What does this mean?” text as a clickable URL that shows the user that this may cause security risks. I mean, is kind of a contradiction to have “verified” on the app and a red warning saying “Potentially unsafe”, the user will think “well, should I trust this or not??”
“barely any” is neither entirely accurate, nor does it excuse the use of flatpaks.
It’s very accurate. A distro will audit a few packages they deem high risk, such as suid binaries. Once an audit is complete they will often not re-audit it. At that point you rely on third parties for audits.
Flatpak is sometimes, not always, simply a more secure package. You can audit the sources like anywhere else.