# Are community maintained packages as safe as developer-provided ones?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/are-community-maintained-packages-as-safe-as-developer-provided-ones/14456
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2023-08-14T21:50:04Z
**Posts:** 20
**Showing post:** 20 of 20

## Post 20 by @jonah — 2023-10-15T22:30:18Z

Well, we were discussing that further [here](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/does-flatpak-weaken-chromium-firefoxs-sandbox/13373). Whether the difference matters to you is not really something I/we can decide for you.

My _personal_ opinion would be to lean towards native installs for browsers specifically, but if I had to use a browser Flatpak on a Flatpak-only OS like Silverblue or Endless I wouldn’t feel _unsafe_ doing so either.

---

_[View the full topic](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/are-community-maintained-packages-as-safe-as-developer-provided-ones/14456)._