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minus-squarepmc@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·10 hours agoThey now require a non-free Bitwarden SDK component. That’s what this whole conversation is about.
minus-squarefmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·59 minutes agoOnly the desktop client. And the response is that not being able to compile sans SDK is an issue they will resolve. I still think this is bad directionally, but we need to see what happens.
minus-squareasudox@programming.devOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours ago“You may not use this SDK to develop applications for use with software other than Bitwarden (including non-compatible implementations of Bitwarden) or to develop another SDK.” This is a condition when using their SDK. This is not considered a free (as in freedom) component because it violates freedom 0: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html#four-freedoms
They now require a non-free Bitwarden SDK component. That’s what this whole conversation is about.
Only the desktop client. And the response is that not being able to compile sans SDK is an issue they will resolve.
I still think this is bad directionally, but we need to see what happens.
Could you ELI5 please?
“You may not use this SDK to develop applications for use with software other than Bitwarden (including non-compatible implementations of Bitwarden) or to develop another SDK.”
This is a condition when using their SDK. This is not considered a free (as in freedom) component because it violates freedom 0: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html#four-freedoms