Re:Marta File Manager: Back on Track
by owaislone on Friday August 09, 2024 @04:52PM
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Can anyone confirm if this is Open Source or not? Looks like it used github as an issue tracker but I'm not seeing the source code anywhere.
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Re:Marta File Manager: Back on Track
by Andrew_nenakhov on Friday August 09, 2024 @05:07PM
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It is not Open Source. But it is the best file manager on macOS.
Re:Marta File Manager: Back on Track
by beanjuiceII on Friday August 09, 2024 @05:14PM
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whats the catch? not open source but free?
A year or two ago when I first read about it, I saw in the software faq, or maybe it was a post by its creator on HN itself or reddit, that they will make it paid once it reaches stable version(version 1?).
Re:Marta File Manager: Back on Track
by Andrew_nenakhov on Saturday August 10, 2024 @04:59AM
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If you pay $15 in total via Patreon, you'll get perpetual license.
Yeah it does look really nice.
what do people think about installing new software from less well known companies and giving the app full access to all your files? how would i convince myself that this software won't upload my data in the background?
I personally have a hard time trusting closed source software random sources I've never heard of before. Maybe I'm just too paranoid but I try not to run random software especially something that has as widespread access to my data as a file-manager.
The author here. Marta doesn't perform any network activity besides update checks, which you can disable. If you wish, you can block all network access for the application in your firewall.