asudox@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoConcerns Raised Over Bitwarden Moving Further Away From Open-Sourcewww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square200fedilinkarrow-up1715arrow-down1105 cross-posted to: selfhosted@lemmy.worldlinux@programming.dev
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minus-squarer00ty@kbin.lifelinkfedilinkarrow-up53·1 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).
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).