actually, it turns out this is no longer a limitation: https://f-droid.org/docs/Reproducible_Builds/ https://f-droid.org/docs/Reproducible_Builds/ "Publishing

actually, it turns out this is no longer a limitation: https://f-droid.org/docs/Reproducible_Builds/ https://f-droid.org/docs/Reproducible_Builds/ "Publishing signed binaries from elsewhere (e.g. the upstream developer) is now possible after verifying that they match ones built using a recipe. Publishing only takes place if there is a proper match."