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1Password for Linux beta

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Re: 1Password for Linux beta

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I would like to throw out Bitwarden out there. Cross platforms, works on everything and can be self hosted if you so desire.

Seconded. I tried a lot of other ones before settling for Bitwarden about two years ago. It's easily the best and most hassle-free one that covers all of my use cases. (Tried LastPass, Keepass, 1password, and a couple others)

Re: 1Password for Linux beta

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post #36

Uses Electron. What a shitshow. Edit: I checked: neither the macOS nor Windows version uses it. So it's not even that they think Electron is acceptable for high-quality desktop apps. They just don't consider Linux important enough to make a high-quality app for it.

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Re: 1Password for Linux beta

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post #69

I would like to throw out Bitwarden out there. Cross platforms, works on everything and can be self hosted if you so desire.

Not knocking the project, which sounds cool, but the absolute last thing I want to self host is a password database exposed to the internet. Hard pass on that element. 1password used to have a peer to peer sync mode that I loved. No need for a server anywhere. You would open it on your Mac and then open it on your phone and if they were on the same network they would self discover. Too inconvenient, perhaps, for most…

They have a paid hosted option that I use they just also allow you to self host which is great.

Re: 1Password for Linux beta

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post #41

In my opinion, it should be a bare minimum for something as important as a password manager to be free software. Others have mentioned Bitwarden and Keepass in this thread, both of which meet that criteria, but personally I'll stick with pass since I don't need a GUI.

Huh, you are saying that something that is so important you want for free, and that the company building this product for you should forgo money and work simply for free? Wouldn't the opposite make far more sense that something that is so important you should pay 'more' for? They are free options that you are welcome to, but for people who want more they pay for it.

Not free as in beer, but free as in freely auditable/accessible. Trusting your life to a black box controlled by other people is a lot to ask.

Re: 1Password for Linux beta

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post #41

In my opinion, it should be a bare minimum for something as important as a password manager to be free software. Others have mentioned Bitwarden and Keepass in this thread, both of which meet that criteria, but personally I'll stick with pass since I don't need a GUI.

Huh, you are saying that something that is so important you want for free, and that the company building this product for you should forgo money and work simply for free? Wouldn't the opposite make far more sense that something that is so important you should pay 'more' for? They are free options that you are welcome to, but for people who want more they pay for it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software

Free software can still be paid software.

Re: 1Password for Linux beta

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post #41

In my opinion, it should be a bare minimum for something as important as a password manager to be free software. Others have mentioned Bitwarden and Keepass in this thread, both of which meet that criteria, but personally I'll stick with pass since I don't need a GUI.

Huh, you are saying that something that is so important you want for free, and that the company building this product for you should forgo money and work simply for free? Wouldn't the opposite make far more sense that something that is so important you should pay 'more' for? They are free options that you are welcome to, but for people who want more they pay for it.

Nowhere did I mention money. It's primarily a trust issue when it comes to proprietary solutions like 1Password safekeeping your passwords. Look at Bitwarden for example: "All of our source code is hosted on GitHub and is free for anyone to review". Yet they have paid plans for individuals and businesses.

Re: 1Password for Linux beta

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post #69

I would like to throw out Bitwarden out there. Cross platforms, works on everything and can be self hosted if you so desire.

Not knocking the project, which sounds cool, but the absolute last thing I want to self host is a password database exposed to the internet. Hard pass on that element. 1password used to have a peer to peer sync mode that I loved. No need for a server anywhere. You would open it on your Mac and then open it on your phone and if they were on the same network they would self discover. Too inconvenient, perhaps, for most…

The switch from a paid for app to a renting app is my least favorite thing to come out of 1Password. I'm still on an older version that works on my laptop, desktop, iPhone, and iPad. I have a family license that allows up to 5 computers (I only use 2). My iDevice and laptop all sync via WiFi to the desktop. No iCloud, Dropbox, or whatever needed for syncing.

Re: 1Password for Linux beta

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post #41

In my opinion, it should be a bare minimum for something as important as a password manager to be free software. Others have mentioned Bitwarden and Keepass in this thread, both of which meet that criteria, but personally I'll stick with pass since I don't need a GUI.

Huh, you are saying that something that is so important you want for free, and that the company building this product for you should forgo money and work simply for free? Wouldn't the opposite make far more sense that something that is so important you should pay 'more' for? They are free options that you are welcome to, but for people who want more they pay for it.

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Re: 1Password for Linux beta

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post #69

I would like to throw out Bitwarden out there. Cross platforms, works on everything and can be self hosted if you so desire.

Not knocking the project, which sounds cool, but the absolute last thing I want to self host is a password database exposed to the internet. Hard pass on that element. 1password used to have a peer to peer sync mode that I loved. No need for a server anywhere. You would open it on your Mac and then open it on your phone and if they were on the same network they would self discover. Too inconvenient, perhaps, for most…

>no servers involved at all

Personally, I'd trust one of my servers far more than a client shouting "yo someone send me a file to overwrite my db with" over multicast on the local starbucks wifi...

Re: 1Password for Linux beta

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post #69

I would like to throw out Bitwarden out there. Cross platforms, works on everything and can be self hosted if you so desire.

Not knocking the project, which sounds cool, but the absolute last thing I want to self host is a password database exposed to the internet. Hard pass on that element. 1password used to have a peer to peer sync mode that I loved. No need for a server anywhere. You would open it on your Mac and then open it on your phone and if they were on the same network they would self discover. Too inconvenient, perhaps, for most…

You don't have to have it exposed to the internet. Without an active connection, clients cant make new passwords/sync, but you can access previously saved passwords that are already synced.

It also doesn't have to be exposed to the internet. You can have it accessible behind wireguard for instance.

I have it, a DNS server, cloud storage, etc on my home lan, and use wireguard to access it on the go.

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