This is an update to a post that was previously shared in the community: Concerns Raised Over Bitwarden Moving Further Away From Open-Source
Even if they are backtracking with egg on their face, this is good. Maybe better. Now they know they can’t get away with this stuff.
Man, I really hate seeing comments like this. I feel like I need to reiterate that BitWarden is NOT an open-source company. They are committed to providing open-source compatible products with their products. Two very different things.
If they feel their product is somehow lacking or affected by whatever they are packaging right now, they are completely free to change it. They also have no barriers to entry for users who wish to use another client.
It’s really not a big deal.
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Are they backtracking when they have stated that it’s a bug?
That’s why I said “even if”.
“Even if” it’s not really a bug and they are backtracking, then [rest of comment here].
I interpreted your comment correctly. Make sense to me in context of the OP.
Even if they are backtracking with egg on their face
Your comment can be read in more than one way.
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Or I can determine multiple interpretations. I’m a master at puns and that takes the ability to detect alternative meanings or phrasing and how they can relate to each one. “If you’re not patient you might become one.”
Can you explain that one then because I’m really not seeing what you’re saying.
I find myself unable to explain it. I had it earlier but I am tired and frustrated and not thinking clearly. And if I am unable to explain it then it doesn’t really matter.
When I dropped LastPass I found Bitwarden and liked them mainly because of the open source. I pay them for the software so that it can remain free and open. If that stopped, I would also stop paying them for it.
My renewal is coming up. I’ve been a premium customer for probably 7 years or so, I’m not renewing.
This wasn’t a bug, this was a toe in the water to gauge the temperature.
Like it or not, this means they’ve chosen a path, and nothing is going to stop them from going down it. The only variable is the timetable.
Yup, same here.
That tweet has such a clinical PR tone to it that is not helping put me at ease and im probably going to be moving my vault
Also this doesn’t really fully address the issue as I understand it?
There is no issue here from Bitwarden POV, except the pushback they receive now.
Bitwarden got VC funding and the bell is ringing to bring the cows back in to be milked dry.
They are testing the water to see how people react, scale back a bit through whatever lies/PR, and will just wait for the right time to shove more shit.
This is a pattern we’ve seen over and over again.
I know this is a completely separate thing, but something about the current redesign they’re pushing is making me very uneasy, as well. It feels very much like corporate focus-grouped, iOS chasing crap, i.e not at all interested in the type of power user and FOSS types that initially embraced it.
Moreover, when someone asked for compact mode (again, as people have been asking for it from the beta for at least a year now), the response was some of the most PR shit I’ve seen from a FOSS developer.
They legitimately defined something as basic as compact mode as a “power user” thing that they’re “considering”. And routinely reinforced how much they “value” power users, whole also suggesting their robust search function.
A bunch of people had to demand the Android Beta app restore Quick Tile functionality because the dev team got in their heads it wasn’t necessary to have a manual trigger for auto-fill.
Just feels like a lot of disconnect coming from the development side and its not inspiring confidence.
Oh thank Christ. I was afraid this was Lastpass all over again.
I’m not sure how it could be a bug but I notice a lot of complaining(1) and calls to move to KeePass. It reminds me of the complaining(1) about Windows and how everyone should move to Linux. Lemmy was itching to torch BitWarden. We seem to have a mob mentality, with little ability to consider possible explanations and multiple factors.
- I’m tempted to put bitching.
Current Lemmy will circlejerk about the end of any company or product with the smallest nudge.
Every slightly negative post above a certain threshold of views will have comments about abandoning whatever thing it’s about.
Lemmy is hilariously reactionary and fickle. Never found a windmill that couldnt be tilted at.
I’m not sure why that still surprises me considering it’s made up of a ton of people who self selected to leave a site in protest.
Riiight…
I’ve been paying for proton mail for a couple years now. Decided to stick with Bitwarden when proton announced their password manager as I liked it more. Based on this fiasco I gave it a second look and so far I’ve been liking it. I haven’t committed to abandoning Bitwarden, but I’m certainly on track to.
They’re not really comparable since Bitwarden has the source available for auditing and Proton Pass (server) does not.
I wanted to check out bitwarden as a self hosted service, but looks like I better stick with good ol’ keepass+Syncthing
