The great thing about a reproducible build system and a large enough userbase is that it blurrs the line between a compile-from-source distro like Gentoo and a

The great thing about a reproducible build system and a large enough userbase is that it blurrs the line between a compile-from-source distro like Gentoo and a binary distro. This could be huge: flexibility when needed, and convenience everywhere else, all within a single toolchain. But the work required to reach that goal is massive, and probably not worth the effort if above outcome is the only reason to pursue it. I think trust/security/verifiability might be the more realistic driver, but the fallout could just be a new kind of distro.