1password replied to my disappointment – Nicola Losito

Like I wrote, september has started with my disappointment with 1password. As I was expecting, I got a reply to my email at the support team. Here’s what they have told me.

Hello Nicola,

Thank you for reaching out and sharing your questions and concerns about our decision to become a corporate patron of the Omacom Foundation. We value the relationship we have with you, and we want to respond thoughtfully and openly about the purpose of this commitment and how we’re approaching it at 1Password.

At 1Password, we support developer and open-source communities because they’re an important part of the ecosystem our customers rely on. We have a long history of supporting open source projects, including the Linux, Rails, and Rust Foundations. We chose to support Omarchy because it is a growing Linux environment that developers use and value, and because 1Password already had a meaningful presence in that community.

Contributing to the Omacom Foundation is intended to support hosting infrastructure and provides stable, long-term funding for the upstream open-source projects and maintainers on which Omarchy depends.

We recognize that Omarchy is closely associated with its founder, and that raises questions about what our support means. Our contribution is made to the Omacom Foundation, not to an individual, and is not an endorsement of any individual’s personal or political views. 1Password does not endorse hateful, dehumanizing, or exclusionary views.

The patronage is also separate from product decisions. It includes no requirements or guarantees related to product placement, exclusivity, endorsement, or roadmap influence.

We understand that this explanation may not change how you feel about our decision. We take all feedback seriously and share it with the appropriate teams.
Our commitment to the security and privacy of our customers remains unchanged.

We’re grateful for the trust you place in 1Password.

Kind Regards,

Personally I think something like this will become a public statement if the customers will keep complaining on the moral dilemma of founding projects / initiatives / people with discriminatory behaviours.

Now on the reply. I was expecting something like this, I am not that naive. My point was to stand up and declare my position on the topic. I hope many will complain. Then we will see what happens.

I can understand and relate to MereCivilian position on the topic. But I am more inclined to not lie to myself in believing that supporting economically the business of “Weird Little Guys” is acceptable. I am making them a little richer, and also on that I’ve told how I think.

This year 1password has risen their prices over the annual subscription. Did I pay for increasing costs or better services or did I found those yearly 100000$ Omacom Foundations or other questionable ‘marketing choices’?

As I grow older, I am feeling the need to stand up and try to protect my values.

We cannot allow this to continue; we must be far more proactive and assertive in our fight against the normalization of fascism and the far right. We must be willing to sacrifice ease and convenience, and we must be willing to sever all connections with these entities.

It is our only way forward.
– Brennan Kenneth

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