[skjoldr]

> Bitwarden is not free as in speech, as it requires me to register with Bitwarden, Inc and get a license key to be able to self host.

That is not the right understanding of the term "free" because the code is completely open-source and you can remove the parts that have to do with registration and enterprise features yourself without breaking the license agreement. You would have to maintain such a fork on your own though. It would be easier if Bitwarden Inc. themselves would maintain a completely open-sourced version and an open core version with non-free parts and registration, but they are not obligated to do so.