Bitwarden told its community that the apps published to the various app stores will be the commercially licensed builds starting with the next release, while the GPLv3 open source version continues to be updated and published on GitHub and the download page will also link to the commercial build. The company said all current features remain in both versions, that forking, self-hosting and third-party community servers are unchanged, and that the change targets those who repackage and resell Bitwarden, but it acknowledged that some future components will be published only under the commercial license and that new features will be assigned a license case by case. Community members pressed for details on the feature split, self-hosted support and pricing tiers, with several describing the move as openwashing and a possible first step toward abandoning open source.
Bitwarden switches app store builds to its commercial license
Bitwarden told its community that the apps published to the various app stores will be the commercially licensed builds starting with the next release, while the GPLv3 open source version continues to be updated and published on GitHub and the download page will also link to the commercial build. The company said all current features remain in both versions, that forking, self-hosting and third-party community servers are unchanged, and that the change targets those who repackage and resell Bitwarden, but it acknowledged that some future components will be published only under the commercial license and that new features will be assigned a license case by case. Community members pressed for details on the feature split, self-hosted support and pricing tiers, with several describing the move as openwashing and a possible first step toward abandoning open source.
Source: Bitwarden