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[–] 213 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (10 children)

This is an important issue IMO that needs to be addressed and the official response by Bitwardens CTO fails to do so.

There is not even a reason provided why such a proprietary license is deemed necessary for the SDK. Furthermore this wasn’t proactively communicated but noticed by users. The locking of the Github Issue indicates that discussion isn’t desired and further communication is not to be expected.

It is a step in the wrong direction after having accepted Venture Capital funding, which already put Bitwardens opensource future in doubt for many users.

This is another step in the wrong direction for a company that proudly uses the opensource slogan.

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  • [+] 64 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (5 children)
  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I haven't jumped yet, but the Proton suite is looking more and more appealing. I've been eyeing them as a Gmail replacement, but I've been happy with my VPN and password management providers. As this reduces the bundle makes more sense.

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    [–] 129 points 2 years ago (25 children)

    Oh, for fuck’s sake. Can we have a decent password manager that isn’t tied to a browser or company? I pay for Bitwarden. I’m not being cheap. But open source is more secure. We can look at the code ourselves if there’s a concern.

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  • [–] 69 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

    This comment should be deleted soon

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Love Keepass. Love that I can sync it however I want. Love that there are multiple open source client options across several operating systems.

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    [–] 112 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (11 children)

    EDIT: The article has been updated and it was described as a “packaging bug” and not an intended change.

    How many times do I need to pack up and move to the next “best option”

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    [–] 91 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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    [–] 87 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

    Vaultwarden updated link

    Open source version of bitwarden written in rust.

    Where is the foundation to support foss?!?

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  • [–] 53 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    If they're moving away from open source/more monetisation then they're going to do one of two things.

    1: Make the client incompatible (e.g you'll need to get hold of and prevent updating of a current client).
    2: DMCA the vaultwarden repo

    If they're going all-in on a cash grab, they're not going to make it easy for you to get a free version.

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    [–] 70 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

    600 upvotes and only 10 downvotes on literal fake news. I wish readers were less lazy, it’s very frustrating.

    Edit: made my statement a bit less toxic. I was mad.

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    [+] 61 points 2 years ago (10 children)
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    [–] 43 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Great, I've just started to use it last week 🤡

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    [–] 42 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    can we start reading the articles and not just the headlines??? it literally says it's a packaging bug

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    [–] 39 points 2 years ago

    Update: Bitwarden posted to X this evening to reaffirm that it's a "packaging bug" and that "Bitwarden remains committed to the open source licensing model."

    According to Bitwardens post here, this is a "packaging bug" and will be resolved.

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  • [–] 37 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Daniel García, owner of the Vaultwarden repo, has recently taken employment for Bitwarden.

    The plot thickens.

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    [–] 30 points 2 years ago (13 children)

    Keepass vault synced over syncthing.

    I keep not regretting it.

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    [+] 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
    [–] 19 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Well this ain't good. I don't really feel like switching apps.

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    [–] 17 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I wonder~ I wonder~ I wonder whyyyy...

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    [+] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (32 children)
  • [–] 31 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Vaultwarden is a nice self hosted bitwarden alternative
    https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden

    Some prefer using KeepassXC and sync the database between devices
    https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/keepass-vs-bitwarden-server.html

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    +1 For KeePassXC and the KeePass ecosystem. Yes, you need to sync the database yourself, but you can use any file sharing service you like, e.g. google drive, dropbox... or selfhost something like nextcloud (like I do), which for me is actually a point in its favor.

    Based on this news, I think I made the right choice back then when I decided to go with KeePass.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago

    Proton Pass is open source and the company that runs it recently reincorporated as a Swiss non-profit to ensure their privacy mission can't be bought out by venture capitalists etc.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonPass/comments/153t85q/proton_pass_is_open_source_and_has_now_passed_an/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

    https://proton.me/blog/proton-non-profit-foundation

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (13 children)

    Keepass? No cross device support, you need to manage that yourself through something like Google Drive...

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