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I’ve never commented on a HN post, but finally you’ve all got to me. Why are people mostly commenting moaning about something completely different to what the

I’ve never commented on a HN post, but finally you’ve all got to me. Why are people mostly commenting moaning about something completely different to what the article is about? Fine, I get it, you don’t like 1Password’s tactics regarding subscription models. But this is about infrastructure secret management. It’s the same with Google Cloud announcements “hOw LoNg UnTiL tHeY dEprEcAtE iT???” ... boooooooring

jpeeler 6y ago
I've found that HN often chats about something only tangentially related to the article. And I think it's actually part of the culture here. But I agree that when you are passionate about a given topic it is a bit of a letdown when the comments are not directly about the article. Note that we've both commented on something different from the article in this case.
- cheerupplease 6y ago
  Yes, the irony wasn’t lost on me haha! I do like using 1Password, it does make life a bit easier, and I’m grateful for its existence. I think this is an interesting offering and will take it for a spin soon!
ggm 6y ago
Good comment. I disliked the 1P subscription model and moved to paying bitwarden for personal use but I use 1P for work and its a perfectly cromulent functional system, and works well. Secrets management for network systems has been an issue since before kerberos. Having different models, isolating secrets from the repo and deployment codebase into a 3rd party module is one of the rational choices. I would want to understand a secure secret import and export model, much as for an HSM you want to know how to move shrouded keys (if its not in FIPS mode i guess)
- cheerupplease 6y ago
  Thanks! It seems I started using 1Password after its model changed, so I’ve never had to really think about it, but I can appreciate the frustration. I’m happy to just have another offering in the world of secrets management
dang 6y ago
The problem with a comment like this is that it actually commits the sin you're complaining about (i.e. not talking about what the article is actually about) worse than the comments being denounced. That can't help.
- cheerupplease 6y ago
  Shall I edit it and add on that I like using 1Password then? And that I think this new product feature is a really good addition to and already great product?
  - dang 6y ago
    Sure!

jpeeler 6y ago

I've found that HN often chats about something only tangentially related to the article. And I think it's actually part of the culture here. But I agree that when you are passionate about a given topic it is a bit of a letdown when the comments are not directly about the article. Note that we've both commented on something different from the article in this case.

cheerupplease 6y ago
Yes, the irony wasn’t lost on me haha! I do like using 1Password, it does make life a bit easier, and I’m grateful for its existence. I think this is an interesting offering and will take it for a spin soon!

ggm 6y ago

Good comment. I disliked the 1P subscription model and moved to paying bitwarden for personal use but I use 1P for work and its a perfectly cromulent functional system, and works well. Secrets management for network systems has been an issue since before kerberos. Having different models, isolating secrets from the repo and deployment codebase into a 3rd party module is one of the rational choices. I would want to understand a secure secret import and export model, much as for an HSM you want to know how to move shrouded keys (if its not in FIPS mode i guess)

cheerupplease 6y ago
Thanks! It seems I started using 1Password after its model changed, so I’ve never had to really think about it, but I can appreciate the frustration. I’m happy to just have another offering in the world of secrets management

dang 6y ago

The problem with a comment like this is that it actually commits the sin you're complaining about (i.e. not talking about what the article is actually about) worse than the comments being denounced. That can't help.

cheerupplease 6y ago
Shall I edit it and add on that I like using 1Password then? And that I think this new product feature is a really good addition to and already great product?
- dang 6y ago
  Sure!