I haven't personally used the FUTO keyboard since it is Android-only and I am on an iPhone, but I do want to share some context on FUTO.org as it is a fantastic group with an inspiring mission.to provide decentralized alternatives to the tech oligopoly.
The have funded development of Signal, Louis Rossman's Right to Repair Advocacy, Trieve.ai - the YC 2024 open-source AI-powered search platform, TOR project, GrapheneOS, CalyxOS, KiCAD, VLC, Zulip, Blender, FFmpeg, GIMP, KeePassX, PeerTube, Free Software Foundation, NeoVIM, Lichess, GitLab, and many many more.
The company doesn't promote itself heavily so you have to deep-dive to truly understand their impact, but it is significant. It was founded and funded by a developer and entrepreneur who sold his company to Yahoo back in the day, ran Yahoo Games for a while and then took his considerable resources and moved to Austin, TX where he built an amazing ecosystem around decentralized technology.
I am not directly affiliated with FUTO but I know them because they host free lunches for decentralized tech enthusiasts every Friday on their campus in Austin, which I regularly attend as do some notable figures from the open-source, decentralized tech and privacy-forward community such as the CTO of Signal, CalyxOS and others.
If you are ever in Austin on a Friday I encourage you to come check out a FUTO lunch to be inspired, meet friendly folks and talk about our decentralized future. Lunch details are posted on their Zulip chat, available from FUTO.org
The have funded development of Signal, Louis Rossman's Right to Repair Advocacy, Trieve.ai - the YC 2024 open-source AI-powered search platform, TOR project, GrapheneOS, CalyxOS, KiCAD, VLC, Zulip, Blender, FFmpeg, GIMP, KeePassX, PeerTube, Free Software Foundation, NeoVIM, Lichess, GitLab, and many many more.
The company doesn't promote itself heavily so you have to deep-dive to truly understand their impact, but it is significant. It was founded and funded by a developer and entrepreneur who sold his company to Yahoo back in the day, ran Yahoo Games for a while and then took his considerable resources and moved to Austin, TX where he built an amazing ecosystem around decentralized technology.
I am not directly affiliated with FUTO but I know them because they host free lunches for decentralized tech enthusiasts every Friday on their campus in Austin, which I regularly attend as do some notable figures from the open-source, decentralized tech and privacy-forward community such as the CTO of Signal, CalyxOS and others.
If you are ever in Austin on a Friday I encourage you to come check out a FUTO lunch to be inspired, meet friendly folks and talk about our decentralized future. Lunch details are posted on their Zulip chat, available from FUTO.org