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As the author of the post (and founder of the company), I think this is also a very reasonable concern. It's one that we have as well and that we take very ser

As the author of the post (and founder of the company), I think this is also a very reasonable concern. It's one that we have as well and that we take very seriously. Our stance here is that: 1) We are very explicit about what gets sent (only telemetry and crash reporting) and you can see the full list of telemetry events here (https://docs.warp.dev/getting-started/privacy#exhaustive-telemetry-table https://docs.warp.dev/getting-started/privacy#exhaustive-tel...) 2) For collaborative features like block-sharing (e.g. https://app.warp.dev/block/tbxmeAKsj657aHkPdHpmoY https://app.warp.dev/block/tbxmeAKsj657aHkPdHpmoY) it's completely opt-in However, I do believe pretty deeply that every app has the potential to be much more powerful if it leverages the internet and I think the terminal is not an exception. I stand by that but get that it's a paradigm shift. Please keep the feedback coming though - it's helpful to understand how you think about it.

estro0182 5y ago
> However, I do believe pretty deeply that every app has the potential to be much more powerful if it leverages the internet and I think the terminal is not an exception. But that’s exactly it. A lot of people on here, including me, do not agree that _every_ app has that potential. In fact many believe that internet connected apps are unnecessary for many things. There is strong evidence against this if you just look at the number of “secure” systems that have been hacked over the decades. While you may capture a large audience with your internet-first terminal “app”, who honestly don’t care about this stuff while at work, you will get pushback from HN and somewhat+ privacy concerned devs.
- Sammi 5y ago
  Then maybe Warp is not the right terminal for you? It is ok if other people like Warp for what it is. Here's another rust based terminal you can check out: https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty
animuchan 5y ago
As a user, I can see the potential, sure. But it's not realized in any way. Right now this terminal uses Internet only for collecting my data (GitHub account, telemetry, and more). The value proposition is negative. A paradigm shift, sure, but IMO in wrong direction.

estro0182 5y ago

> However, I do believe pretty deeply that every app has the potential to be much more powerful if it leverages the internet and I think the terminal is not an exception. But that’s exactly it. A lot of people on here, including me, do not agree that _every_ app has that potential. In fact many believe that internet connected apps are unnecessary for many things. There is strong evidence against this if you just look at the number of “secure” systems that have been hacked over the decades. While you may capture a large audience with your internet-first terminal “app”, who honestly don’t care about this stuff while at work, you will get pushback from HN and somewhat+ privacy concerned devs.

Sammi 5y ago
Then maybe Warp is not the right terminal for you? It is ok if other people like Warp for what it is. Here's another rust based terminal you can check out: https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty

animuchan 5y ago

As a user, I can see the potential, sure. But it's not realized in any way. Right now this terminal uses Internet only for collecting my data (GitHub account, telemetry, and more). The value proposition is negative. A paradigm shift, sure, but IMO in wrong direction.