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No: not if the subscription bundles useful continuing services, such as cloud sync or software updates. You mentioned password managers. 1Password’s subscriptio
by massysett 4y ago
No: not if the subscription bundles useful continuing services, such as cloud sync or software updates. You mentioned password managers. 1Password’s subscription bundles in updates along with a cloud sync that works across the 4 devices I routinely use.
I once said “1Password subscription is nonsense, I can do everything it does myself, and for free,” so I cancelled it. After about six months of trying to use my own spreadsheets, I gladly went back to paying for 1Password.
Software wasn’t subscription years ago because we just didn’t expect as much out of it. In particular, we didn’t expect it to seamlessly work across multiple devices and platforms and keep its data synchronized.
If you don’t expect new versions and sync, go use free-as-in-Freedom software. It’s better than ever.
- alwayslikethis 4y agoYou can just combine different software to have it work as you like. - KeepassXC as password manager - Syncthing to synchronize your db (no server is required on your part) In general security software should be stable. I'm not sure why updates are needed other than for vulnerabilities (which should be exceedingly rare). The security is guaranteed as long as the software performs up to spec (the crypto implementation being free of errors)
- massysett 4y agoKeepass XC works only on desktop systems. I need mobile. Indeed, when I used only a desktop system, I was happy to keep my passwords in a text file and use Awk in the terminal to retrieve them.