Reproducable builds keep honest vendors honest. If I introduce reproducable builds, I make it likelier to get caught if I tamper with my own binaries. Likewise

Reproducable builds keep honest vendors honest. If I introduce reproducable builds, I make it likelier to get caught if I tamper with my own binaries. Likewise if I provide checksums for my downloads. There are a lot of popular freeware and open source projects from small teams or individuals. You can't tell me that no one is at least a little bit tempted to slip in a trojan occasionally.