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Pour one out for another open source project "optimized" by VC
I stopped endorsing closed-source software to friends and family years ago, because you can't trust the companies behind them not to quietly change directions. Years ago I used a free workout app that I really liked. After a few months of using it I recommended it to friends. I only much later found out that I was on a grandfathered version of the free plan without ads or restrictions. The company had made changes to…
I've tried many workout apps. Besides tying you to your phone (because their Watch apps aren't great), they ALL sell out eventually.
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It's relevant because it was ostensibly a value of Bitwarden's at some point, but they've thrown it under the bus now that they're looking for a buyer.
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So what would you recommend to your friends and family that need a password manager? Genuinely curious. I pay for a service for my family because I need reliable and easy for my wife and daughter to use it.
- KeePass files synced between laptop and phone on OneDrive, DropBox, etc - KeePassXC on Windows and Mac - Keepass2Android mobile client - Browser integration on mobile. - On laptop, I prefer no browser integration; Copy username and password with Ctrl+B and Ctrl+C
My annual renewed just a month before they did that.
The price doesn't seem bad, though this case smells of some sort of greater internal shift that's, at least for me, indicative the Bitwarden is being turned into a profit-machine-at-any-cost rather than providing a good service for money. This new CEO is a massive red flag. Literally nothing about anything relevant to the product or industry, though he's apparently good at private equity and selling orgs. Probably wo…
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When did they remove DEI language? And how is that relevant, either way?
To get approval for a merger under the current US admin, a company needs to show ideological purity.
Actually, the part of the article that made me prick my ears up was this paragraph: In February, longtime CEO Michael Crandell moved to an advisory role, according to LinkedIn, with no announcement from the company. His replacement, Michael Sullivan, former CEO of both Acquia and Insightsoftware, touts his experience with “all facets of mergers and acquisitions” on his own LinkedIn page, including experience working…
What do people recommend? I'm on Linux/Firefox/android and don't want to self host.
I stopped endorsing closed-source software to friends and family years ago, because you can't trust the companies behind them not to quietly change directions. Years ago I used a free workout app that I really liked. After a few months of using it I recommended it to friends. I only much later found out that I was on a grandfathered version of the free plan without ads or restrictions. The company had made changes to…
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vaultwarden is great, but password managers are security critical software that need consistent maintenance and constant updates. if bitwarden is acquired and the new owner decides an open source version of their product is not a business necessity, without someone actively supporting the salaries of engineers it’s unlikely to continue to be secure for much longer.
But since it's already open source and popular among tech savvy people, they have to weigh any attempts at increasing profits against the risk of losing customers to a fork.