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 Posted: Wed, 11th Sep 2019 03:24 Post subject: Sandboxie is now OPEN SOURCE |
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Sandbox program Sandboxie is now freeware and open source.
Sandboxie, a sandbox program for Microsoft's Windows operating system, has been turned into a free application. The latest version, Sandboxie 5.31.4 was released on September 10, 2019; it is the first version of Sandboxie that is available as freeware.
Sandboxie started out as a shareware program for Windows to run applications and files in a sandbox on the running system. Created by developer Ronen Tzur, it was picked up by Invincea before Invincea itself was acquired by security company Sophos.
Sophos did not change the Sandboxie license initially when it acquired the assets. Sophos announced the license change on the official Sophos Community blog today. The company revealed plans to make Sandboxie an open source tool eventually.
The new Sandboxie version that Sophos released today does not require an activation code and does not restrict access to features that were available to paid customers only previously. In other words: all features of the premium version of Sandboxie are available for free as of today.
The paid version of Sandboxie supported several features that the free version did not support. Most notable the ability to force programs to run in the sandbox and the ability to create and use multiple sandboxes on the system, and even to run the same program in multiple sandboxes.
Sandboxie cannot be downloaded directly from the official website; Sophos added a form to the download process that users need to fill out before the download is unlocked. The company promises that the information won't be used for marketing purposes.
What about paying customers?
Sandboxie has been turned into freeware and it will become an open source program in the future. Sophos plans to hand over the program to the community. It is unclear if the community will be 100% responsible for the development or if Sophos engineers will work on Sandboxie as well.
Customers who purchased Sandboxie in the past are asked to update to the new version as well. The license terms don't change according to this FAQ for paid license holders but customer support will become community based.
Closing Words
Sandboxie is a handy software for Windows to quickly run programs or files in a sandbox for security purposes. While you can achieve the same using virtual machines, one of Sandboxie's appeals was that it used the underlying system for its sandbox which meant no installation of operating systems or slow startups.
Sophos would certainly have felt the wrath of the Sandboxie community if it would have stopped development. The release as freeware and later on as a community maintained open source project is a good PR move but also the best option for existing Sandboxie users and the future of the application. Who knows, maybe we will see Sandboxie creator Ronen return as a developer to the project.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2019/09/10/sandbox-program-sandboxie-is-now-freeware-soon-open-source/
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https://www.ghacks.net/2020/04/10/sandboxie-source-code/
OPEN SOURCE PROJECT:
https://github.com/xanasoft/Sandboxie
Its now free without any limitations 
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| Posted: Wed, 11th Sep 2019 04:48 Post subject: |
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Be great to run Win10 in this, permanently, no shit touching the system, and all shit forgotten at shutdown.
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| Posted: Wed, 11th Sep 2019 06:59 Post subject: |
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| scaramonga wrote: | | Be great to run Win10 in this, permanently, no shit touching the system, and all shit forgotten at shutdown. |
Dude, just run the applications that are internet-facing in the sandbox. And all is good.
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Sep 2019 01:13 Post subject: |
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Frant
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Sep 2019 08:44 Post subject: |
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Does anyone really still use this?
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3E74
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Sep 2019 18:14 Post subject: |
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With the latest Update, the Windows 10 "Box" should work, Finaly..
see here:
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Sep 2019 22:52 Post subject: |
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But it does..  at least for the PC where I took that Screenshot from...
And it was fixed with the latest update.. before, he had teh same Problem...
im just saying.... 
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Das kumulative Update KB4512941 behebt um die 30 Fehler in Windows 10.
| Quote: | | Der seit der Freigabe von Windows 10 Version 1903 bei deutschen Anwendern auftretende Sandbox-Fehler 0x80070002, der die Nutzung der Funktion verhinderte, scheint endlich behoben. |
https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Update-fuer-Windows-10-Version-1903-macht-Probleme-4511291.html
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| Posted: Mon, 16th Sep 2019 09:39 Post subject: |
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Stop using Nazi Windows for a start.
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| Posted: Mon, 16th Sep 2019 16:06 Post subject: |
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Eeeeeeeew localized shit.
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| Posted: Mon, 16th Sep 2019 18:33 Post subject: |
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaannd???
Did you get the Windows 10 Sandbox running?
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| Posted: Mon, 16th Sep 2019 20:22 Post subject: |
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 pfffffff
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