❌ Software Removal | ProtonVPN #2306

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2021-05-26T13:55:57Z

ghost commented

2021-05-26 13:55:57 +00:00

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Description

I suggest you remove ProtonVPN. They are doing misleading marketing.

Why I am making the suggestion

Their website says "All apps are open source and audited".
But that's a lie.
Currently the latest Linux clients are closed source.

My connection with the software

I'm irrelevant.

I will keep the issue up-to-date if something I have said changes or I remember a connection with the software.

## Description I suggest you remove ProtonVPN. They are doing misleading marketing. ## Why I am making the suggestion [Their website](https://protonvpn.com/) says "All apps are open source and audited". But that's a lie. [Currently the latest Linux clients](https://protonvpn.com/download-linux) are closed source. ## My connection with the software I'm irrelevant.  - [x] I will keep the issue up-to-date if something I have said changes or I remember a connection with the software.

ghost commented

2021-05-26 14:10:18 +00:00

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There's one more problem.
An older version of the ProtonMail Linux client (which is open source) uses misleading language.
That client uses the term "kill switch", which does not work when the VPN is disconnected.

There's one more problem. An older version of the ProtonMail Linux client (which is open source) uses misleading language. That client uses the term "kill switch", which does not work when the VPN is disconnected.

gary-host-laptop commented

2021-05-26 17:00:30 +00:00

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The GUI for the Linux client was previously a community maintained one, recently the team started to work on their own (which I think it is forked from the previous but with some improvements). They are probably waiting for it to be a bit more stable and with a tidier code writing before releasing the source code, since similar procedures have been taken in the past.

Regarding the killswitch, as I mentioned it wasn't official, so there's that.

The GUI for the Linux client was previously a community maintained one, recently the team started to work on their own (which I think it is forked from the previous but with some improvements). They are probably waiting for it to be a bit more stable and with a tidier code writing before releasing the source code, since similar procedures have been taken in the past. Regarding the killswitch, as I mentioned it wasn't official, so there's that.

demostanis commented

2021-05-30 09:09:47 +00:00

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What do you mean? It's right there. https://github.com/ProtonVPN/linux-cli

Dyrimon commented

2021-05-30 13:12:29 +00:00

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What do you mean? It's right there. https://github.com/ProtonVPN/linux-cli

TBH, it's been just released. So I can't blame the OP for suspecting. But it is released finally.

I think it's time to close the issue.

> What do you mean? It's right there. https://github.com/ProtonVPN/linux-cli TBH, it's been just released. So I can't blame the OP for suspecting. But it *is* released finally. I think it's time to close the issue.

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