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Basically, what the title says. Do you use any app, that is proprietary, but either has no OSS alternatives or they're all not good enough? If there is an alternative, what keeps you from switching?

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (5 children)

A keyboard with swipe typing, multilingual autocorrect and speech to text support that actually works.

Other than that, my only proprietary apps are from commercial services I use and pay for (banking, Spotify, Carsharing and public transport). I'd love for them to become open source, but it's probably not ever gonna happen, cause they rely on verifying my identity.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I've had a good experience with HeliBoard

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Have you tried openboard? Admittedly it doesn't the text to soeech

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

yes, tried it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I went with FUTO Keyboard. It's the only keyboard that ticks all my boxes to replace GBoard so far.

I wish the swiping predictions were a bit better though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

FUTO keyboard is proprietary.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It is not. FUTO calls it "source first" which just means "open source but with rules against bad actors". Certainly far from proprietary.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If the license doesn't meet the OSD and does not protect four freedoms, then it is not open-source.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It is by FUTO's definition.

Jokes aside, I find that attitude not very healthy. Whether you want to call it open source or not, as I said, it's far from proprietary, and certainly more than just source available. Dismissing it for that reason is quite unreasonable.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Jokes aside, I find that attitude not very healthy.

Calling a source-available license "not proprietary", this is what not very healthy.

"Source-first" or "fair code" are just a fancy ways to say "proprietary".

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

It is not open source, because it does not meet the definition of open source.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does the futo keyboard allow you to paste content yet?

I briefly used it but found the lack of content pasting too much of a hindrabce.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Has options for pasting, and even a clipboard history feature? Although have not enabled that or tested it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

By pasting content, I meant pasting images. I've just checked it and it doesn't do it yet. I often will take a screenshot but only copy the image because saving it pointless.

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