Of course the developers are free to license it as they choose. My question is why is hashcat closed source. Since there is no paid version, what is to lose? Do you not think hashcat would be better if more people could contribute?
Why have MySQL if there is PostgreSQL? Why have Nginx if there is Apache? The existence of a similar, free program is not a rationale for being closed source.
Quote:Why does hashcat need to be open source? John the Ripper is already around for that. Let them have the fun with multiple contributors.
Why have MySQL if there is PostgreSQL? Why have Nginx if there is Apache? The existence of a similar, free program is not a rationale for being closed source.