I'm sorry that we seem to be talking past each other. I don't disagree with what you write, my point is only that the reproducible builds effort has no real eff

I'm sorry that we seem to be talking past each other. I don't disagree with what you write, my point is only that the reproducible builds effort has no real effect on aspects of it (such as binary diversity). Of course there's a lot more that needs to be done to prevent or detect malfeasance, and while it's related, it's beyond the scope of the reproducible builds effort.