(VIDEO) NORSE CEO Exposes Misappropriation of Sentinel's Code by Cosmic Network
An update on the unfolding controversy, including videos documenting Sentinel's case, a new revelation about Cosmo dVPN's launch delays, and information about tomorrow's X Space.
Many new details have emerged about the situation with Cosmic Network since we published our first article about the controversy two days ago.
The Sentinel X account revealed today that the project's "Cosmic dVPN" app was a significant reason why the launch of Cosmo dVPN has encountered repeated delays. Official complaints about Cosmic Network have been filed with both major app stores as a result.
The similar names and duplicate code was enough to set off alarm bells at Apple and Google Play, who have blocked the launch at repeated points and even banned Sentinel developer accounts.
According to core contributors, communication from the app stores on that front was lackluster; thus the team was not aware until the past week that Cosmic Network had anything to do with the situation.
"They [the app stores] never mentioned it at all, only claim was 'high-risk behavior' and 'submission of apps with nearly identical codebase,'" said Aleksandr Litreev, backend contributor to Sentinel and CEO of NORSE Labs.
NORSE Labs owns the intellectual properties of SOLAR Labs, a company which was also fronted by Litreev until it was dissolved and reconstituted as NORSE this summer. Code from the now-defunct company's dVPN client, SOLAR dVPN, was also used by Cosmic Network in addition to Sentinel's.
Litreev has participated in heated public exchanges with personnel from Cosmic Network since the misappropriation was uncovered three days ago by Silent Solutions Limited, a cybersecurity company. Today he recorded a series of videos for the Sentinel and broader Cosmos Ecosystems demonstrating how the ill-begotten code was implemented by Cosmic.
Videos
Part one features the iOS and Mac platforms.
Part two features Android.
The third and final part is a more general look at Cosmic Network's practices.
Going Forward
Sentinel Growth DAO founder Seventh, Litreev, and Breadcrumbs CEO Zac Wickstrom will be joining in an X Space hosted by influencer Cosmos HOSS tomorrow at 14:30 UTC/GMT to discuss open source ethics.
🚀 X Space Alert!
— C.HOSS |🥷|🌶️ (@CosmosHOSS) December 12, 2024
Join us for an engaging discussion:
Sentinel - $DVPN - The Open Source Culture
🗓 Time: 9:30 AM EDT | 2:30 PM GMT (London)
🎙 Guest Speakers:
- @SentinelDVPN
- @alexlitreev
- @get_breadcrumbs
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Cosmic Network published an official statement on their X account earlier today, in which they claimed that the misappropriated code was an "oversight," and that they intended to credit Sentinel once they went into "full production" and made their own code repositories public.
The project also warned that "false accusations" or "malicious actions" which harm its reputation would be met with "appropriate measures." The warning was not accompanied by examples.
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