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Update: Bitwarden posted to X this evening to reaffirm that it's a "packaging bug" and that "Bitwarden remains committed to the open source licensing model."
(www.phoronix.net)
This is an update to a post that was previously shared in the community: Concerns Raised Over Bitwarden Moving Further Away From Open-Source
When I dropped LastPass I found Bitwarden and liked them mainly because of the open source. I pay them for the software so that it can remain free and open. If that stopped, I would also stop paying them for it.
My renewal is coming up. I've been a premium customer for probably 7 years or so, I'm not renewing.
This wasn't a bug, this was a toe in the water to gauge the temperature.
Like it or not, this means they've chosen a path, and nothing is going to stop them from going down it. The only variable is the timetable.
Okay, I'm a bitwarden user who hasn't been online much in the last couple weeks because of school. Bit ootl. Wtf happened exactly?
To borrow a phrase that is fast approaching cliche, the enshitification process has begun.
They sent out a trial balloon by updating licensing to move further away from an open source model, with a wide range of implications.
They've now backed off claiming "it was a bug", but it's not like their MBA's are business strategy wunderkinds. They're just rehashing the same old strategy, and going by the downvotes my comment received, there's still an audience that believes them.
But who are they kidding? This isn't going away, and when someone shows you who they are, you should believe them.
Like I said earlier, the only variable is the timetable. The destination is a foregone conclusion.