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2018-02-04
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2018-02-04
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@ Enschede, The Netherlands
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2018-02-04
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#4
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I've seen no evidence that the e-mail client nor the xt9 input has a hidden agenda which harms my interests.
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2018-02-04
, 12:11
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@ Estonia
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#5
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Similarly xt9 is commercial so at least we know how they get money, but there are open source alternatives so it seems strange Jolla would deal with a third party (both updating packages and handing over licensing fees from Sailfish X buyers monthly) rather than use one of them. Not evidence of wrongdoing, just a bit strange...
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2018-02-04
, 12:37
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@ Poland
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There are not that many xt9 open source alternatives. As far as I can see, there is only presage. Presage has been ported by @martonmiklos recently to SFOS and would need some further development to make it a good alternative. Although, it should be within a reach and let's see where we are in few weeks.
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2018-02-04
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@ Estonia
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2018-02-04
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@ Poland
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Probably nothing. XT9 and Presage provide text predictions while you type. What does libpinyin do, I have no idea. As far as I remember, you were looking for Chinese input. Would be good to get input for Chinese working *** well, but that's far from at least my expertise. I guess, you would have to start working on it yourself.
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2018-02-04
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While I prefer open source, that doesn't mean that closed source is inherently evil and anti-consumer. I've seen no evidence that the e-mail client nor the xt9 input has a hidden agenda which harms my interests. It seems you're just fearmongering.
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2018-02-04
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@ Czech Republic
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I lurked without an account for some time to see if Sailfish is worth my interest. It seems to me that it's just another walled garden.
Post-Google-Play-Services Google is often depicted as a murderer of open-source. This article, from 2013, describes it more than enough, so I'll restrain from summarizing it: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013...ans-necessary/
Now notice the similarities between the Google's and Jolla's approach.
Do you remember the Nemo Mobile applications? Nemo had it's own, open-source e-mail client. https://github.com/nemomobile/qmlmail
Jolla completely stopped the development of the open-source client in 2013 and locked people into their proprietary one.
The same holds for text input - Jolla has proprietary tx9 repository (or something like this) for anything more than a simple virtual qwerty. Now just wait until Jolla includes a backdoor there, uploading what you type to some Chinese server...
Just my two cents.
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Post-Google-Play-Services Google is often depicted as a murderer of open-source. This article, from 2013, describes it more than enough, so I'll restrain from summarizing it: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013...ans-necessary/
Now notice the similarities between the Google's and Jolla's approach.
Do you remember the Nemo Mobile applications? Nemo had it's own, open-source e-mail client. https://github.com/nemomobile/qmlmail
Jolla completely stopped the development of the open-source client in 2013 and locked people into their proprietary one.
The same holds for text input - Jolla has proprietary tx9 repository (or something like this) for anything more than a simple virtual qwerty. Now just wait until Jolla includes a backdoor there, uploading what you type to some Chinese server...
Just my two cents.