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Bitwarden is no longer free software

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238 points ferbivore | 1 comments | 20 Oct 24 08:51 UTC | HN request time: 0.238s | source
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robshep ◴[20 Oct 24 12:35 UTC] No.41894948[source]▶
So much whining here.

You have absolute freedom in truly open source software at the point of any particular release.

So, you have the freedom to fork or self-build/host at discrete time points.

Assuming software made by a company to remain and persist truly open source (compatible)is idiotic.

Praise the freedoms you have had for this time.

The constant criticisms will likely mean that new companies or new products will never opt for open source in the future . And that is a poorer outcome for the world.

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pixxel ◴[20 Oct 24 13:01 UTC] No.41895098[source]▶
You blew the dust off this barely used account to post your position. Want to add a disclaimer?
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1. robshep ◴[20 Oct 24 21:27 UTC] No.41898614[source]▶
I have no disclaimer to offer.

Just a long time BitWarden user and subscriber. Content that it'll likely remain openly auditable - which is the principal benefit here - and do not care that the authors want to make it more profitable/sustainable. For a system keeping all my stuff safe, when they're probably fending off nation-state attackers, that's a position that is satisfactory to me.

Re: the dusty account, the Internet seldom offers me stuff I can be bothered to comment on.