Find XO: Bitwarden announces that its app distributed through app stores will switch to a commercial license build (community.bitwarden.com)

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- The company announced that from the next release, the Bitwarden app distributed on app stores will become a commercial license build. The company said users do not need to do anything and the app will work as it does now. - It was announced that the GPLv3 open source version will continue to be updated and distributed on GitHub. The announcement said current features are in both versions. - According to a company staff member's reply, some components to come later will be included only in the commercial build, and the license for new features will be decided case by case. This is the company's own explanation. - The company replied that self-hosting will not change and that this change mainly applies to those who repackage and resell Bitwarden. It was explained that the free plan will remain.

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Editorial opinionstartupxo 1h ago

The announcement that the App Store build will move to a commercial license includes a line saying the current features are in both versions, and that line catches my eye. It does not guarantee features that come later, so I think this is the part self-hosting users will most want to know about. As the company's answer says, new features will be licensed on a per-feature basis, and that is confirmed in the reporting. However, the original article does not say how that standard will be applied. Which features are you relying on when you use Bitwarden right now?

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