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You can do what you like, but the change is sane, and they've now separated their Secrets Manager, which is their proprietary software for businesses, from their primary client, which is GPL.
IMO, the internet is doing that thing again where they invent villains.
If they tried once, there ~~will~~ may be a second, but more subtle.
That's called "paranoia." You're inventing conspiracy theories.
tbh I don't think any of the 2 sides here could know that their opinion is the truth. we can't say that it's intentional, but can't either that it's just a honest mistake, so far everyone saying that just sounds to apply wishful thinking. let's see what happens in a few years, and then we may be able to judge future incidents better.
I wish it's just pananoia though I think that statement only in the skeptical realm, and I wish nothing substantial changed. I'm hosting vaultwarden currently for my family. To them the app on their phone is paramount. However, it is proven some will go that route, like Android. After all, a for -profit company goal is to make money.
There is a risk and a probability one need to evaluate. Nothing wrong to plan for an exit, but abandoning the software right now is simply overreaction.
As long as I can use it with a self-hosted server with features they expect, I'm don't think I will move away from it.
This is a much more level take than your first comment.
It is not always I want to write this long to explain what in my thoughts. The conclusion remains the same as my first comment.
I always maintain a healthy dose of skepticism on anything. Not that they would do it again and it is highly probable that's only a mistake but no one can tell except Bitwarden themselves. However, all the outsiders like us can only take their statement at face value and some skepticism will keeps eyes sharp.
They didn’t try anything. Stop inventing. Go read an actual article on the subject instead of feeding the scarebait frenzy.
What makes you think this was intentional?
If this were done by MS or Apple, who lack any shred of respect left, sure. If it were a material change on how the code works, certainly it would be most concerning. But what happened was blown entirely out of proportion for who Bitwarden has been and how they've acted in the past. They are still ethically very solid. And it was an immaterial change in the build tools, that could very well have been neglectful or accidental.
You are correct, but the way people reacted is certainly conditioning from the rug-pulling enshittification going on daily in the tech world. (What are we all using instead of redis, again?)