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[Robert Schroll <rschroll@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Neil McPhail <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
> One of the requirements for the Open Store submission is that the app 
> be
> open source, with a link to the source used to build the app. Looking 
> at
> the build documentation, this looks easier than I thought. They 
> provide a
> docker build image which can build all architectures from git
> automatically, so it should be fairly easy to get an ARM build.

The point of this restriction is to give Michael Zanetti a chance to do 
a security review of the code.  I don't know for sure, but he may be 
willing to accept a binary provided by a reputable open-source project 
like Syncthing.  I'm sure he'd insist on being able to verify that 
binary; I'd suggest making the downloading of it part of your build 
process.  But do get in touch with Michael before doing a lot of work 
in any direction on this.  He's a nice guy, and I'm sure he'd be happy 
to figure out a solution with you.

Robert