asudox@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoConcerns Raised Over Bitwarden Moving Further Away From Open-Sourcewww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up1725arrow-down1104 cross-posted to: bitwarden@lemmy.mlselfhosted@lemmy.worldlinux@programming.devlinux@lemmy.world
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minus-squareGhostface@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up87arrow-down2·edit-21 month agoVaultwarden updated link Open source version of bitwarden written in rust. Where is the foundation to support foss?!?
minus-squarer00ty@kbin.lifelinkfedilinkarrow-up51·1 month agoIf 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.
minus-squareschizo@forum.uncomfortable.businesslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·1 month agoDon’t forget option 3: someone writes a vaultwarden client independent of the closed-source crap. If you can write a server that fully supports the client via the documented API, then you know everything you’d need to do to make a client as well.
minus-squarehumorlessrepost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month agoThat’s not a third option in the same list (things they are going to do), it’s an item in an entirely different list (foss responses to their actions).
minus-squarehedgehog@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·1 month agoYou have your link formatted backwards. It should be Vaultwarden, with the link in the parentheses.
minus-squareGhostface@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoThis is by no means to a slight towards bitwarden. Solid product and community
Vaultwarden updated link
Open source version of bitwarden written in rust.
Where is the foundation to support foss?!?
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.
Don’t forget option 3: someone writes a vaultwarden client independent of the closed-source crap.
If you can write a server that fully supports the client via the documented API, then you know everything you’d need to do to make a client as well.
That’s not a third option in the same list (things they are going to do), it’s an item in an entirely different list (foss responses to their actions).
You have your link formatted backwards. It should be Vaultwarden, with the link in the parentheses.
This is by no means to a slight towards bitwarden. Solid product and community