FUTO
FUTO develops privacy-focused technology and applications, promoting user autonomy. Their projects include a keyboard, video app, and social network, while collaborating with organizations like the Tor Project and Calyx Institute.
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FUTO is an organization focused on developing and funding technology that empowers individuals by ensuring that computers and digital tools belong to the people. Their mission emphasizes privacy and community, as reflected in their various projects and applications. These include the FUTO Keyboard, a privacy-respecting Android keyboard; GrayJay, a universal video app for following creators; and immich, a self-hosted photo and video management system. Other notable projects are FUTO Voice, a voice input app that prioritizes user privacy, and Polycentric, a distributed social network centered around communities. FUTO also supports various grant programs and collaborates with numerous organizations and projects that align with their values, such as the Tor Project and the Calyx Institute. Their philosophy is encapsulated in a quote from Frank Herbert's "Dune," highlighting the potential dangers of technology when it is not in the hands of the people. FUTO operates from Austin, Texas, and encourages community engagement through their various platforms and initiatives.
- FUTO aims to return control of technology to individuals.
- The organization develops privacy-focused applications for various digital needs.
- FUTO collaborates with multiple organizations to support open-source and community-driven projects.
- Their projects include tools for communication, media management, and social networking.
- FUTO promotes a philosophy of technology that prioritizes user autonomy and privacy.
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13 comments[1] https://immich.app/blog/2024/immich-core-team-goes-fulltime/
> 0. Don’t Suck This applies to all software, FUTOey or not. We have accomplished nothing if our software is sluggish, unreliable, or lacks key features. Our clients need to be delightful. Our servers need to help our clients be delightful.
No thanks
This sort of thing concerns me. So if Wolf has a change of heart, suffers some sort of financial catastrophe, etc., then... the project just dies, and any project depending on them for a significant portion of their funding has a crisis?
> a few talented engineers can produce delightful software that rivals anything big, established firms can produce.
Sort of, but... not really? In my experience, more resources means more polish and more scale. It's the usual 80/20 problem: with a small team you can get to 80%, but the last 20% bogs you down forever. Certainly large teams come with their own problems, but that last 20% is hard.
In general, though, I love the idea of this. One thing I really want to try out is the FUTO keyboard: I currently use the stock GBoard on my Pixel, but would prefer something that just doesn't connect to the internet at all. I'm curious to know how well their swipe-based keyboard works (GBoard has become so hit-or-miss lately with that), as well as their voice recognition (Google's is of course famously good, but I don't love the privacy implications of sending all the things I might say to my phone to Google's servers).
Still, though, privacy-wise: why should I trust this guy? I like what he says on the website, but I've never heard of him, and don't really know anything about him.
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