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.
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?
C:\Users\v-fishecj>ssh -V
OpenSSH_for_Windows_8.1p1, LibreSSL 3.0.2