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LogMeIn Acquired by Private Equity

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Re: LogMeIn Acquired by Private Equity

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Keepass; open source, can store the file wherever you wish, isn't liable to be acquired by a private entity since you can just build your own copy. Use open source software wherever possible, it's just better that way.

LogMeIn is remote access software. The LogMeIn refers to a local machine,not a website.

Re: LogMeIn Acquired by Private Equity

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

1Password is better and unlikely to be acquired. They are quite profitable on their own.

And doesn't work on Linux.

It does: https://support.1password.com/explore/linux/

There is even a cli: https://1password.com/downloads/command-line/

Not having a native gui is not the same as "not working".

Re: LogMeIn Acquired by Private Equity

#17
A lot of comments mentioning alternative password managers.

TFA:first line

> LogMeIn, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOGM), a leading provider of cloud-based connectivity,

LogMeIn is remote access tool, not password management for websites.

Re: LogMeIn Acquired by Private Equity

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Keepass; open source, can store the file wherever you wish, isn't liable to be acquired by a private entity since you can just build your own copy. Use open source software wherever possible, it's just better that way.

Does it work to sync between Linux dev machine and iOS phone?

The (IMO fantastic) Android app can pull your password file directly from Google Drive and other cloud providers. I'd assume the iOS app does the same.

Re: LogMeIn Acquired by Private Equity

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Keepass; open source, can store the file wherever you wish, isn't liable to be acquired by a private entity since you can just build your own copy. Use open source software wherever possible, it's just better that way.

> KeePass Password Safe is a free and open-source password manager primarily for Windows

> LogMeIn, Inc. is a provider of software as a service and cloud-based remote connectivity services for collaboration, IT management and customer engagement

Totally separate products?

Re: LogMeIn Acquired by Private Equity

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post #8
post #5

Keepass; open source, can store the file wherever you wish, isn't liable to be acquired by a private entity since you can just build your own copy. Use open source software wherever possible, it's just better that way.

Does it work to sync between Linux dev machine and iOS phone?

I share my KeePass file using a Dropbox like service. I use Keepass2Android as I run android. Works really well. I run KeepassXC on Linux and Mac.
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