I think the concern expressed is simply based on the fact that no matter what configuration choices one makes, Joplin appears to be syncing away. This may creep some folks out despite the fact that it’s syncing to nothing and returning an error, which can be seen in the log, which also may creep some folks out as it appears to be very busy doing nothing whatsoever.
I do understand both sides here. Perhaps a delivery more thoughtfully worded as well as the responses would have clarified the issue of a non-syncing process being so busy. As one who appreciates not losing control of one’s data to those who swear they would never take one’s data from a device without one’s consent, I see the point.
I’m going through the process of replacing a note-taking app at the moment and it can be frustrating. Particularly to those who have been deceived by a lack of transparency. Or worse.
Thank you for the work on this app. It seems very nice, particularly compared to my last one.