Revisit footnote next to Brave's Linux download link

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The main reason for this post is I noticed that Brave Browser’s Flatpak package is now verified on Flathub. This is confirmed by this pull request by an employee of Brave:

remove note

(The official download page for Brave still lists Flatpak as an unofficial package though.)

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I recall Jonah’s reply about the primary reason for the footnote referenced in the title of this post:

Brave on Wayland

We do still discourage the Brave Flatpak, mainly because it is not distributed by Brave themselves. I think as far as sandboxing goes, our conclusion is that the difference it makes is not really enough to actively discourage browser Flatpaks as a whole, so we just note the difference and leave it up to you to decide. I don’t think a decision either way will impact ordinary users. This is why we don’t have the same warning on the Firefox Flatpak for example.

Given that the Brave Flatpak looks like it’s now in the hands of Brave, does this warrant the removal of the aforementioned footnote and the addition of a ‘Flathub’ link?

FYI, the footnote I have been referencing is located here; it is next to the ‘Linux’ download link after clicking on the ‘Downloads’ toggle.

[jonah (Jonah Aragon)]

I’m fine with linking to any Flatpak that’s endorsed by the developer personally

[rollsicecream]

Remove Brave's Flatpak footnote