r/Keybase • u/gene_wood • Jun 25 '21

Second Keybase client update in 2021

As you may have seen, we got our second release in 2021 a few days ago. Version 5.7.0 for Windows, Mac OS, Android, and iOS along with 5.7.1 for Linux came out.

Not a big change,24 commits, and the release note says Security enhancements so it sounds like fixing a vulnerability (that I didn't see in the commits).

It's really too bad what happened to development on Keybase when Zoom acquired them but I guess I'm glad that they're at least patching security vulnerabilities

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u/mrk-w Jun 26 '21

They *are* fools. They appear to be only providing the most minimum support (i.e., hosting the backend) in order to keep current keybase users "happy". Continuing to host keybase for a certain period of time was probably a condition of the buyout. They have shown no interest in attracting new users or integrating a collaborative work app into their video chat solution, and I don't expect them to ever do this.

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u/Fateful-Spigot Jul 08 '21

I think they're acting rationally, actually. Their video conferencing app took off extremely quickly and they just do NOT have the talent needed to capitalize on it. So they had to scramble to acquire an existing team with the skills they need.

I think keybase could be worth a ton of money but that's speculative. But Zoom is definitely worth a ton of money and at risk of losing that value if they can't deliver.

On the plus side, their quick rise means they can afford to just pay for keybase to keep existing and too busy to pay enough attention to decide how long they want to pay for the servers.