cm0002@lemmy.zip to Linux@programming.dev · 2 months agoNordVPN open sources its Linux GUI client under GPLv3www.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squaredarklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoELI5: Why would a VPN provider ever need to have their own app? They don’t have their own VPN technology, do they?
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoOP already answered, but it boils down to user friendliness for beginners. All VPN providers I used also allow you to download a .opvn file if you just want to start a client with the config file from the CLI, but for non-techies it’s a no-go.
ELI5: Why would a VPN provider ever need to have their own app? They don’t have their own VPN technology, do they?
OP already answered, but it boils down to user friendliness for beginners.
All VPN providers I used also allow you to download a .opvn file if you just want to start a client with the config file from the CLI, but for non-techies it’s a no-go.