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This is why I still haven't bought a tablet. I was really excited to get the latest iPad with the A12 bionic, then I started looking into open source software (

This is why I still haven't bought a tablet. I was really excited to get the latest iPad with the A12 bionic, then I started looking into open source software (only really need two: password store and ssh) and realized it essentially doesn't exist. And with the current state of Android tablets, I guess I just won't be getting one for a while.

saagarjha 8y ago
There are plenty of SSH and password management apps on iOS. Did they not work for you?
- kbenson 8y ago
  Open Source is what he said doesn't exist. I'm not sure, because it's been a while since I paid attention, but unless a project takes it upon themselves to go through the process of becoming an Apple Developer (do they need to decide on a person, or form a non-profit, or can they somehow register as a non-legally recognized organization?), how doe they distribute a fully open source version with some assurance that what you're running on the device is what's in the open source repo? I'm much less interested in running someone's custom port of OpenSSH to work with a phone UI than I would be to run some official port by the OpenSSH/OpenBSD developers. How hard is it for someone to harvest private keys, passwords and remote IPs in an app like that? Not very hard at all. Breaking the chain of trust between the repo and what I can build myself (or trust a third party to do, such as a linux distro) makes it much less appealing.
szc 8y ago
For an open source ssh client there is the "Blink Shell", which can be purchased from the App store -or- you can build it yourself from source. I am unsure if the developers directly get any money when you purchase it from the app store, but they do mention the paid app with the source here <https://github.com/blinksh/blink> https://github.com/blinksh/blink>. It isn't often that I find myself needing to use an iPad/iPhone with SSH, but I've used WebSSH (perhaps no longer under active development) and Coda in the past. I have not done any real research for open source password managers. But a quick search did find <https://opensource.com/article/16/12/password-managers> https://opensource.com/article/16/12/password-managers> which lists at least one. Personally I am very happy and frequent user of 1Password (by Agile Bits) across various devices.
eugeniub 8y ago
The Bitwarden password vault iOS app is open source.

saagarjha 8y ago

There are plenty of SSH and password management apps on iOS. Did they not work for you?

kbenson 8y ago
Open Source is what he said doesn't exist. I'm not sure, because it's been a while since I paid attention, but unless a project takes it upon themselves to go through the process of becoming an Apple Developer (do they need to decide on a person, or form a non-profit, or can they somehow register as a non-legally recognized organization?), how doe they distribute a fully open source version with some assurance that what you're running on the device is what's in the open source repo? I'm much less interested in running someone's custom port of OpenSSH to work with a phone UI than I would be to run some official port by the OpenSSH/OpenBSD developers. How hard is it for someone to harvest private keys, passwords and remote IPs in an app like that? Not very hard at all. Breaking the chain of trust between the repo and what I can build myself (or trust a third party to do, such as a linux distro) makes it much less appealing.

szc 8y ago

For an open source ssh client there is the "Blink Shell", which can be purchased from the App store -or- you can build it yourself from source. I am unsure if the developers directly get any money when you purchase it from the app store, but they do mention the paid app with the source here <https://github.com/blinksh/blink> https://github.com/blinksh/blink>. It isn't often that I find myself needing to use an iPad/iPhone with SSH, but I've used WebSSH (perhaps no longer under active development) and Coda in the past. I have not done any real research for open source password managers. But a quick search did find <https://opensource.com/article/16/12/password-managers> https://opensource.com/article/16/12/password-managers> which lists at least one. Personally I am very happy and frequent user of 1Password (by Agile Bits) across various devices.

eugeniub 8y ago

The Bitwarden password vault iOS app is open source.