Aren't there already FOSS tools to do all of these things? Is it really worth sacrificing your freedom for a little bit of convenience?
While I am not particularly fond of MobaXterm, I am wondering what freedom am I sacrificing here? It seems to be a regular software product that you can switch out to something else if/when I feel like. There doesn't appear to be any inordinate lock-in or something of that sort.
Or do you mean "Freedom" as in the GNU?
For now. Perhaps they're on the "embrace" phase still.
> Or do you mean "Freedom" as in the GNU?
Basically yes. I'm asking whether this is actually better in any way than the FOSS tools it's competing with.
C:\Users\v-fishecj>ssh -V
OpenSSH_for_Windows_8.1p1, LibreSSL 3.0.2 For now. Perhaps they're on the "embrace" phase still.
> > For now. Perhaps they're on the "embrace" phase still.
I suspect I am missing something here. What exactly is the "threat model" here?
MobaXterm seems to be a product with a fairly old school model - you pay money and you get a perpetual license for that version of the product. It also throws in 12 months of updates. But, It is not a subscription service like a ton of SAAS products. The license appears clear as to what you are getting.
Are you worried that they will retroactively revoke your license in the future?