ArkyonVeil@lemmy.dbzer0.comtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Concerns Raised Over Bitwarden Moving Further Away From Open-SourceEnglish
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16 days agoI wonder~ I wonder~ I wonder whyyyy…
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I wonder~ I wonder~ I wonder whyyyy…
Oh ho… No, you’re not the only one I’m afraid. It was fine until a couple hours ago, the newest comments confirm it so. Not sure what’s going on.
Hopefully Ross figures it out and it goes back up soon. Thanks for the interest!
EDIT: It’s back up.
Hey folks, just sharing the message. I believe it’s related to piracy as it frequently comes into contact with the preservation of media. As whatever is DRM Free and capable of working offline, is effectively able to last indefinitely.
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I’m not thoroughly aware of their dealings, but these amounts of private investment aren’t going to pay for themselves. If you raise 100 million, investors typically want a billion back, or more.
From the looks of it, Bitwarden might’ve tried to go with the Open Source model to get free development resources, trust (because it’s an open source PASSWORD manager), and general goodwill. But now that they’ve deemed that got enough of a market share (or investors are starting to breathe down their necks), it’s time to start raising the walled garden.
Even if they claim after the fact that it was a “Bug” that the client couldn’t be built without their proprietary sdk. The very fact one exists is a bad enough sign, specially when its influence is spreading.
VC is a devil’s bargain. Raising VC money is NEVER a good sign.