The controversy surrounds David Heinemeier Hansson, who has posted strident anti-vax and anti-immigrant views.

The controversy surrounds David Heinemeier Hansson, who has posted strident anti-vax and anti-immigrant views

1Password faced immediate backlash from customers this week over a $300,000 pledge in support of a Linux distro created by David Heinemeier Hansson, who has regularly published overtly racist blog posts that include comments calling for deportation of ethnic minorities in Europe.

The popular password manager is now a “distinguished corporate patron” of Omacom, the nonprofit foundation that oversees a popular Linux distribution known as Omarchy.

One viral blog post declared that 1Password “Supports the Ethnic Cleansing of Europe” because of the donation. Others on social media asked for suggestions for alternative password managers so they would not support the funding of a project from Heinemeier Hansson, better known as DHH.

  • AllYourSmurf@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    An unfortunate turn. 1Password has been at the front of the pack in password managers for a long time. There are other options, but 1Password has stood out for features and because “it just works.”

    Now I suppose I’ll have to find an alternative. I like Bitwarden’s openness but it isn’t nearly as polished. Maybe this is an opportunity for them or others to rise to the front.

    • Ooops@feddit.org
      1·
      1 hour ago

      Now I suppose I’ll have to find an alternative.

      Good thing is there are only a million to chose from, most of them free and open-source, too.