On that page, you can choose “version history” to get their list of changes, unfortunately for this one all they put was “bug fixes”…

Good news though, this is an open source project, so easy enough to just go to the source…

Github issue: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/issues/8873

And here’s all of the commits that have gone into it since 2024.5.1: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients/compare/web-v2024.5.1…desktop-v2024.6.2

For a company who has a whole schtick going where they read and critique other companies’ privacy policies, this is pretty ludicrous.

Great insight, really contributing to the community

Yeah, that many (dare I say sketchy) plugins, I’d decisively recommend seeing if you can reproduce the issue without them

I think, regardless of where you’re donating from, this means less overhead and your money goes a little bit farther on the charity’s side, which is a win for everyone.

You’re right though that it’s not tax deductible for you, so the amount you can donate does not change, just the effectiveness of those dollars.

why are they ‘going away from being a 501c3?

You’ve got it backwards. They’re dissolving their old non-501©(3) Foundation that they use to manage their finances currently, and becoming a part of an existing 501©(3) called Software in the Public Interest (SPI)

TL;DR from the article, they’re doing this to:

1. Offload the overhead expense of independently managing their finances/accounting, by merging with someone who already has a robust system in place
2. Save money by becoming tax exempt
3. Allow themselves to accept matching gifts from donors whose employers support such things

They definitely can dictate requirements, however that means that you’re now making your staff play document format police.

I’m not saying it’s impossible, just that it’s an additional headache. If I were working in that office, I’d die a little inside each time I have to go back to a consultant/contractor/community member and say “can you please resubmit this, the formatting is broken when I open it in Libre Office”

Yes, again, they have the authority to do this, and it is technically feasible, but it’s going to be a bad user experience for a long time until everyone is properly “retrained”. Especially if you’re working with partners outside of Germany who have their own document standards.

I’m not saying this is a bad move, just that I understand why they might be inclined to jump back and forth.

Oh, cool, so I can have multiple people editing a live document at the same time?

Definitely could be both, but I’d posit that it would still happen regardless of corruption, just because they’re taking on the ambitious task of trying something new.

Do you know what this smells like? Corruption and consulting companies with friends in the govt looking for ways to profit.

No it doesn’t. It smells like Microsoft has a monopoly on office software, and city employees are not tech enthusiasts. Anyone who used Office at home or in another job is going to complain when they have to learn a new software (regardless of which is “better” - for the average person, different is bad)

Plus, every document they receive from outside is almost certainly formatted in Office, so if there isn’t 100% compatibility, people will again complain.

Migrating an entire enterprise to FOSS software is not easy, and in government where leadership changes can be more regular, it’s not shocking to see the pendulum swing back and forth.

I generally agree, but I will point out there are more ways to get packages than a repo - sure most things come from there, but plenty of things are provided as standalone installers (e.g., .deb packages). Having something that can scan that random .deb you need to do that one thing could be nice.

Not saying AV is the fix, but if Linux is ever going to become even slightly mainstream, you need some way to keep the “normies” from hurting themselves

Not much need to light a digital billboard.

Unless this is the world’s most cryptic Debian ad, and that’s actually printed on…

*yer

Too lazy to click, but it’s probably browser data. By default pretty much all browsers report OS info while browsing.

The intent is to ensure compatibility with the sites, and it’s also used to push relevant info to the front, e.g., going to the “download” page and having the first download link be a .deb instead of .exe.

It’s unfortunately also used as part of the data collected for browser “fingerprinting” so it can be a touchy subject and may get spoofed by some users, leading to erroneous data, but in aggregate it can be used to give a general sense of OS and browser market share for studies like this.

I am not an A.I :)

That’s exactly what a rogue AI would say when its cover gets blown.

But you have to remember, that’s true for lost sales but it’s also true for API calls - only a small fraction of their user base is contributing to this high API usage

If you’re seeing ads, install an ad blocker. I haven’t seen a Gmail ad in well over a decade.

There are ads in Gmail?

I guess I’ve been using ad blockers for far too long…

All of whom have processes software and employees who are not prepared to swap to Linux

L e a r n h o w f l a t p a k i s a s e c u r i t y a n t i - p a t t e r n .

/s