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Mitro is Shutting Down on August 31st

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Re: Mitro is Shutting Down on August 31st

#31
I've also used Mitro ever since I first saw it, and I'm really sad to see it go (had plans to implement the server in python, but at the risk of overseing a security flaw I opted not to)

Lately I've been looking at pass[0], do any of you have experience running this (with git)?

[0] http://www.passwordstore.org/

Re: Mitro is Shutting Down on August 31st

#32
Oh, no, too bad! Mitro is a real life-saver, using it since the very beginning... This will be quite a step back for my web-usage-happiness-level.

I was wondering how will they make money, and looks like I need not to wonder any longer :(

Re: Mitro is Shutting Down on August 31st

#34
post #28

$200/month for the whole technical infrastructure?

Yeah, our largest costs are: - a primary server running on AWS - a read-only replica running on google compute engine. Other smaller costs include networking, DNS, and various tax/administrative/regulatory fees

How much of this is the $$$ and how much is the effort?

IOW, if this thing was to generate $500/month, would you keep bothering to operate it?

I happily pay $24/year for NewsBlur. I would happily pay/donate at that rate for Mitro.

And it sounds like _just_ the people in this thread would get you pretty close to $200/month given a model like that. I know more that would.

As other commenters said, the platform integration and password sharing are really, really great.

Re: Mitro is Shutting Down on August 31st

#35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At SeatGeek, we use Lastpass. I don't personally know what it costs - yes, I'm a lazy operations person - but it seems like it might be $24 per person at our size[1]. I personally use 1Password and if it had group password sharing, I would be lobbying to switch every day of the fucking week. The lastpass interface is confusing, slow, and ugly (I've beens spoiled by the spit and polish we've built). $8 per person comp…

Isn't it $24 for a year of subscription?

Thats what I get for not reading :(

Is/was Mitro $8 per person per year?

Re: Mitro is Shutting Down on August 31st

#36

I am interested in taking over. I have a business idea for it, maybe it might just save the project.

Can you provide a bit more info? I'd be interested in maintaining the project as it is right now in my spare time...

Email?

Re: Mitro is Shutting Down on August 31st

#37
post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, our largest costs are: - a primary server running on AWS - a read-only replica running on google compute engine. Other smaller costs include networking, DNS, and various tax/administrative/regulatory fees

How much of this is the $$$ and how much is the effort? IOW, if this thing was to generate $500/month, would you keep bothering to operate it? I happily pay $24/year for NewsBlur. I would happily pay/donate at that rate for Mitro. And it sounds like _just_ the people in this thread would get you pretty close to $200/month given a model like that. I know more that would. As other commenters said, the platform integrat…

Sorry for the delay. The monthly costs (which are actually closer ~$800-1000/month), are a small part. A bigger worry is if we take money from people, we really have some obligation to provide "reasonable" service. We've had relatively few system-administration incidents so far, but I'm concerned about something happening when we are on vacation or busy with other things.

Worst case scenario is Chrome changing how extensions work, which requires us to actually write code, or someone finding a serious security vulnerability.

As a conclusion: It really would take more like a total of $3000/month in fees to make it worth someone's time to deal with the paperwork, the administration, and to be willing to be on call. It seems unlikely we'll get there, but I'm investigating the possibility.

Re: Mitro is Shutting Down on August 31st

#38

I've used Mitro ever since I heard about it. It's been really fantastic to use, and the team did an incredible job creating it. It has everything I look for in a password manager, even without any updates or changes since it's been open sourced. On a different note, even though I'd pay to use it, after following the Google Group pretty closely, it seems like Mitro has been unable to foster any sort of development com…

Open sourcing things is hard, and yes we did the classic mistake of "throwing it over the wall" and not being able to give it the time and attention it would need to be successful. We guessed that would likely be the outcome, but we were willing to try any possibility for Mitro to continue.

Re: Mitro is Shutting Down on August 31st

#39

It's not long, but why leave a week where you can create new accounts for a dying service?

There are some companies using it. It is possible that on-boarding a new person RIGHT NOW while they figure out their long-term solution is helpful. Small possibility, but I want to make this transition as easy as possible.

Re: Mitro is Shutting Down on August 31st

#40
post #19

I'm pretty stunned by the number of projects or services I discover exist by people posting their "X is shutting down" announcements on HN.

That might explain why they are shutting down.

Pretty much. It turns out that marketing is hard. :)
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