Post #2514251

2025-03-04 22:38 UTC

Using #FOSS apps is the first step, the next one is having those that are reproducibly built. Is your keyboard #reproducible, verified or none? Find out in https://f-droid.org/2025/03/04/even-my-keyboard-is-built-reproducibly.html

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@keithzg@fediverse.keithzg.ca 2025-03-04 22:49

@fdroidorg@floss.social Are there any that have an emoji picker with search? A clipboard with history? And haptic feedback when moving the text cursor by holding and sliding on the spacebar? I have been regrettably still relying on the Google keyboard on Android for these practical reasons, each of which alone might not *quite* be enough but add up to making for example HeliBoard a bit too frustrating to use...

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@elgregor@social.librem.one 2025-03-04 23:42

@fdroidorg@floss.social It's a shame that FUTO Keyboard is under a custom noncommercial use license rather than a proper free software license.

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@network_is_reliable@mastodon.social 2025-03-05 09:27

@fdroidorg@floss.social I like gradation you did in the article. Would be cool if you add a way to check that build is reproducible to the user before installation. I think it's highly important to understand that you only confirm reproducibility of a package without re-signing it. Someone can simply doubt to trust your build server, as it looks like another possible point of compromise. One possible way is to integrate with AppVerifier (like Obtainium does) to check certificate hash before installation.

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