speech dictation

[rikona]

On Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:35:25 +0000
Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 21 Nov 2024 at 20:52, Wade Smart <wadesmart at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Im trying to help a disabled neighbor who I put Kubuntu on their
> > computer some time back, he needs
> > to be able to speak to his computer - like to write a paper and not
> > necessarily for giving commands.  
> 
> Sorry to have to say this, but Linux is the wrong platform for this.
> 
> Get them a cheap used Mac. MacOS can do this out of the box, and
> better than Windows.
> 
I agree with both of the above! I went through this for quite a while,
and found nothing in Linux that worked well, or sometimes at all.

Now using an Apple phone app, for some portability, and text appears on
the Mac to use in any way. Some glitches, of course, but pretty good.

Re privacy, the business model behind the software may be a good clue.

Rik