AppImages still dynamically link to libc. They don't work on Alpine and Android. They'll probably break on distros that are built years apart from when the AppImage is too.
Just stop distributing binaries, it's unprofessional.
Just stop distributing binaries, it's unprofessional.
You need to then secure the source, handle security concerns, install AV, you might as well use windows or OSX which have extensive controls for these things already inplace...
It's convenient, but unwise.
With that said/considered, I don't think it's a big deal - anyone non-technical should be happy with whatever their distribution maintainers provide.
They won't be watching mailing lists hoping to grab the latest $thing :)