Yes but I don't see how that's in any way comparable to wanting a certified collector's item.
Validating our software as unmodified is really just digital oppression. It's a violation of our dignity as users and human beings. We have all these corporations shipping literal data harvesting and advertisement displaying malware and there's not a thing we can do about it because they have usurped control of our computers.
Who does this "validation" serve? Not us. It serves the "stakeholders". It gives them confidence that we won't be running software that harms their interests.
Validating our software as unmodified is really just digital oppression. It's a violation of our dignity as users and human beings. We have all these corporations shipping literal data harvesting and advertisement displaying malware and there's not a thing we can do about it because they have usurped control of our computers.
Who does this "validation" serve? Not us. It serves the "stakeholders". It gives them confidence that we won't be running software that harms their interests.