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Desktop version 2024.10.0 is no longer free software · Issue #11611 · bitwarden/clients (github.com)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Scummy behavior from Bitwarden, especially the locking of the issue. It's clear they have no intention of preserving their open source efforts now that they've gotten big enough.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ight, imma go back to KeePass

EDIT: Jesus FUCKING Christ! £59.99 for Strongbox Pro‽ I've got to get an Android at some point...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm unfamiliar with bitwarden's licence and skimmed through the issue and my understanding is:

  1. To use bitwarden API you must use SDK
  2. To use SDK you are obligated to be the official application, otherwise you violate the licence
  3. The official application is GPL but since SDK is somehow 'separate program' it is considered OK to couple with a more restrictive license

However, our goal is to make sure that the SDK is used in a way that maintains GPL compatibility.

This is something I completely fail to understand other that mental gymnastics to bend the truth enough to not look like they are not quite right

Edit: is my understanding correct? It looks like this is not the first project that becomes 'source available' after being FOSS in the past, as of lately

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Glad I don't need to rely on this project. Get fucked, Bitwarden.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Being able to build the app as you are trying to do here is an issue we plan to resolve and is merely a bug.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I recently set up Vaultwarden as a backup, and I'm glad I did. Does anybody know an alternative?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I use KeePass and manually sync my password database file through cloud storage. I specifically prefer it over anything giving me web and online interfaces. I load from local file or on my phone from cloud storage.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why did you go with KeePass over KeePassXC?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I don't remember whether I serious considered that. I don't see it in the Play store. I likely preferred original source.

Looking at the screenshots, it looks like a waste of space. A no go for me, given the alternative.

https://keepassxc.org/assets/img/screenshots/database_view.png

Compare that to the condensed, concise Keepass interface:

https://keepass.info/screenshots/keepass_2x/main_big.png