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FUTO Keyboard: The Discussion Behind A Cool Product (tedium.co)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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A pretty interesting take, and an interesting discussion about what it means to be open source. Is there room for a trusted space between open source and closed corporate software?

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Exactly. I use and enjoy FUTO Keyboard and Grayjay, but I'm under no illusion about them being open source, they're source available. I think they're great products and great alternatives to proprietary software, but until it's released under a proper FOSS license, I will be keeping my eye out for credible alternatives.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You might like HeliBoard licensed under GPLv3. I've been using it for several months and I really like it. Sadly, for swipe-typing you need to load proprietary library.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Currently using HB as well and it's really nice. I'd like to try FlorisBoard again in the future, after they've reached some of their milestones. Seems like it'd be even nicer... If only it made such progress. Not complaining, though, I'll wait as long as they need.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 1 points 4 months ago

Cool, I'll try it out! Thanks!