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NordVPN Outsources Code to Microsoft (Proprietary)
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OMG Ubuntu ☛ NordVPN Has Open Sourced its Official GNU/Linux App GUI
The NordVPN GNU/Linux app added a GUI earlier this year, and today the company behind the privacy tool has made that front-end open source. Since adding a graphical way to use and configure its private virtual network and related privacy tools on on Linux, the number of daily GNU/Linux devices using NordVPN has reportedly grown “by more than 70%”, the company says. Now, in an effort to ‘build on that momentum’, it’s decided to open-source the GNU/Linux GUI. The code is hosted on Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub, which offers build instructions and contribution guidelines.
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TechRadar ☛ NordVPN just made its Linux GUI app open-source, and there's more on the way
NordVPN has taken another step toward transparency by open-sourcing its Linux graphical user interface (GUI) app.
This means that everyone can now view the code and find new ways to build upon it and customize it.
The code is already public on GitHub. This refers to the entire codebase for NordVPN's graphical application, along with build instructions.
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NordVPN's GUI app for GNU/Linux is now open source
NordVPN has open-sourced its GNU/Linux GUI client on Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub , roughly two years after it open-sourced the CLI.
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NordVPN Makes Linux App GUI Open Source, Reverses Meshnet Shutdown Decision
Over the past few weeks, the company has made two significant announcements that signal some interesting changes, with both moves appearing to be directly driven by user feedback and community engagement.
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NordVPN open-sources its Linux app's GUI and simplifies installation
NordVPN, the best VPN on the market based on our testing, is opening up its Linux app to the community. The cybersecurity company has made the graphical interface (GUI) of its Linux client fully open-source and integrated it into the Snap package, giving users a faster, more transparent way to install and update the VPN.
The move follows the launch of NordVPN's Linux GUI earlier this year, which helped boost daily active users on Linux devices by more than 70 percent in just 100 days and put it on our list of the best Linux VPNs. By publishing the GUI's source code on GitHub, NordVPN says it's extending the same openness that defines the Linux ecosystem itself.
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NordVPN open sources its Linux GUI client under GPLv3
NordVPN has open sourced another of its Linux VPN client apps under the GPLv3. This time, it's the graphical user interface (GUI) version.
The Lithuanian outfit has released the source code to version 4.2.0, which introduces the GUI client announced in May. This complements its existing shell-based client, the source code for which has been available since 2023.
The GitHub repository isn't new. The company released the source code for its in-house Linux client back in 2023, just over two and a half years ago. At the same time, it also released the libtelio client code, which is a library for creating NordVPN's Meshnet encrypted peer-to-peer networks, for which the company has a detailed explainer.