Quote from: zherbert on October 26, 2023, 02:35:09 PM

Quote from: Synchronice on October 26, 2023, 12:57:07 PM

Quote from: o_e_l_e_o on October 26, 2023, 11:59:43 AM

We discussed this before, and my point remains the same: Coldcard used a huge variety of open source libraries and code when they built their device. To turn around and prevent people doing the same for their code is hypocrisy.

Yes, we discussed it before and I remember it very well, I read all of your posted sources too.
Yes, they used but Coldcard is not a Trezor's copy/paste while Passport is CC's copy/paste. Passport is the reason why CC is not open-source.

Quote from: o_e_l_e_o on October 26, 2023, 11:59:43 AM

If you are worried about someone building on top of your code and making a better product, the solution is to improve your own product, not stifle development and innovation, which is bad for everyone.

You put endless work to improve your product, then Passport copy/pastes it and both of you are on the same level. The difference is, you do the work and they gain the benefits. We can compare CC and Passport to Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison.

Quote from: o_e_l_e_o on October 26, 2023, 11:59:43 AM

Where would bitcoin be now if Satoshi had released bitcoin under a "source verifiable" license but prevented other people from developing on top of it?

Bitcoin is not the first cryptocurrency but somehow it become massively popular and none copy/pasted altcoins or even improved altcoins took it over and it's a little strage for me. Bitcoin users usually say that what they love about bitcoin is its decentralized nature and anonymity (it's not) and then my question is, why choose Bitcoin when you have Monero?
By the way Satoshi has mined lots of bitcoins for himself, so, what he has to worry about?

My point is that the fact that ColdCard is a source verifiable doesn't make it any bad, I would use this wallet at any time because it's superior compared to other mainstream wallets.
Will Coldcard improve its product if they gain financial profit? Sure. Is the source open and can anyone read it and verify? Yes, that's what's important for me, as a wallet owner. Do you want to learn more about bitcoin hardware wallet softwares? You can read every single line of their source code anytime you wish, so, you can learn from them and come up with your product if it's better and not totally based on their source code.

I am not going to tolerate anyone saying Passport is a "copy-paste"; at this point it is a ridiculous statement. As we've said many times before, we ported parts of the codebase to a fresh MicroPython repo.

It is impossible for Passport to be a copy-paste because it's completely different hardware with different hardware features. We have an entire GUI as well. Take 5 minutes to do a diff between our repos and you will quickly see that it's a load of nonsense. It's blatant slander by NVK and team.

You cannot seriously try to compare Coldcard to Nikola Tesla when they simply started a MicroPython project, pulled in Trezor's crypto libraries, added a secure element, and wrote some PSBT code. Everyone is building on top of everyone else; that is how open source is supposed to work.

I came to this thread at a good time.

I have Trezor 1
I have Trezor T

I was looking at your passport and I was interested in using it.

Why should I use it?

Is

Trezor to Coldcard to passport simply an evolution of wallet technologies.

Are you accessible in general via pm?

I would like to see how your gear works as compared to my trezors.