1.a & 1.b can be done without a custom build system as long as source is available. One could have strict requirements to the sourcecode submission to enable au

1.a & 1.b can be done without a custom build system as long as source is available. One could have strict requirements to the sourcecode submission to enable automation of those checks if that were an issue, without needing any custom build compliance. > The volume of new applications seem small enough Isn't that the point. We're talking about barrier to entry here. The harder you make it for devs to submit FOSS apps the less you're going to have. > As other have mentioned, you can opt out by running your own repository. Nothing is locking you into the F-Droid primary servers This is a fair point and I have done this for e.g. Guardian Project, but it isn't as straightforward as it could be. If F-Droid made these a bit more discoverable it'd be a great compromise.