Looks like Flathub has just punished me for removing an unnecessary permission from the app I published by putting the update into moderation queue 😅 The queue itself is a welcome new addition to the infra, but perhaps it still needs some adjustments regarding the incentives it offers to the developers 😜 https://docs.flathub.org/blog/improved-build-validation/ @flathub #flatpak #flathub
@dos any permission changes are reviewed because we’ve seen cases where removing certain permissions break the app in ways the developer might not realize. So it’s not just a privacy/security moderation concern—we have users' best interest in mind!
Reviews are pretty quick, though, so I wouldn't sweat it. Suggestions for improvements to the copy/communication are welcome, though.
@flathub Ah, the communication was pretty much non-existent and left me confused for hours. I've noticed that the CI publish job has failed and didn't really know why until I dug into logs of earlier jobs (that were marked as successful), searched the error message from there on the Web and then stumbled upon https://github.com/flathub/flathub/issues/4687 which made me look at the website.
Apparently there should have been an e-mail - I haven't got any though. The takeaway: "don't touch permissions when not needed" 😂
