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FUTO Keyboard - Offline, privacy respecting, and speech to text (keyboard.futo.org)
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[–] [email protected] 40 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

And also proprietary, as it's distributed under source-available license:

https://github.com/futo-org/android-keyboard?tab=License-1-ov-file

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

What's the pushback against it? I like that you can modify and publish version of it as long as it's noncommercial

Edit: I don't understand the down votes, I'm trying to learn - what are the downsides of this thatkmake so unpopular?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't protect the 4 freedoms

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

TIL

https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/4_freedoms

These are the 4 Freedoms of open source software - which OSE applies to open source hardware and other products in general. These are the freedoms to inspect, use, modify, and sell.

> The freedom to inspect or view. In software, this came from the freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish . Access to the source code is a precondition for this - such as FreeCAD files, text documents, spreadsheets, calculations, instructions, etc.
The freedom to use. Run or otherwise execute the software, product, or process. You may be charged for using the thing. But this is a moot point, because as soon as someone buys it, it can be released for free.
The freedom to modify. This is a big point: making improvements or adaptation is a key to distributing value.
Economic freedom. The freedom to distribute or sell. Freedom distribute copies of your modified versions to others. By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.