Now let us compile the source without the code at all.
A terminal should only do anything when the user types something and presses enter, and then it should only do what the user told it to do. The idea that it goes off to the network unasked is beyond invasive.
But good move. The idea of a terminal tracking my typings and commands is pretty scary stuff, especially if I'm going to use this thing for security sensitive sessions.
I just found out about warp, installed it and having a similar issue.
Terms are really weird for something I thought was a terminal app, and their commong questions are talking about "cloud-oriented features" which I really don't know and probably don't want.
I'd be happy to pay (even per month) for a version of this that asks you "do you want to use our cloud features or just the local version" and has different pricing and definetely no login.
Note: I didn't end up actually trying this as I really didn't like the sound of not knowing what my terminal is sending out. They do list what they send for telemetry, but not sure what is considered "cloud-features"
Thanks for the comment. I definitely feel your concerns.
To clarify, all cloud-oriented features are fully opt-in. For example, you have to explicitly share a block for us to store it in the cloud.
You can also opt-out of telemetry (which we use to determine feature usage and plan our roadmap FWIW). We even have a network log so you can see every network call we make. More details here: https://www.warp.dev/blog/telemetry-now-optional-in-warp
Another issue is that when an update is available I need to be able to tell Warp that I don’t care at the moment.
Due to the corporate software on my work Mac auto-updates fail. Ordinarily this isn’t a huge deal as I’ll just download the DMG and replace it manually. But Warp drops down an obtrusive overlay and you can’t dismiss it until you update.
I tried to like it, but little forced choices like that sent me back to iTerm 2.
Hey, sorry about that! We actually have a WIP fix for this exact issue (the obtrusive overlay that you can't dismiss). Should be out in the next week or two.