JustMarkovSep 4, 2024

Is there any proprietary Android app for which you wish there would be an open-source alternative?

https://lemmy.ml/post/19917523

Is there any proprietary Android app for which you wish there would be an open-source alternative? - Lemmy

Basically, what the title says. Do you use any app, that is proprietary, but either has no OSS alternatives or they’re all not good enough? If there is an alternative, what keeps you from switching?

Show threadlemmy_eat_worldSep 4, 2024

Bitwarden. Most people think that their application is open source, but more and more of their code has shifted from the GPL/AGPL licensed code to code in their SDK, which is under a proprietary license. This led to their new Android app being disqualified from being hosted in F-Droid repos.

Keyguard was supposed to be an open source Bitwarden client, but the dev chose to use a custom proprietary license, so that is source available as well.

GitHub - bitwarden/sdk: Bitwarden Secrets Manager SDK

Bitwarden Secrets Manager SDK. Contribute to bitwarden/sdk development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Just yesterday I deployed it locally, and was about to migrate from my keepasDX (+syncthing)…
Sep 4, 2024 at 1:32pmWeb
Show threadlemmy_eat_worldSep 4, 2024

Don’t get me wrong: BW is still a pretty good service, and the proprietary code is still readable by anyone, but the fact that they’re moving a bunch of their previously open source licensed code to something that’s source available is definitely a bummer.

KeePass, on the other hand, has tons of actually open source clients, which definitely gives them an edge for people that don’t mind syncing their own DB.