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They don't mention that you can write the rules yourself and also pick and choose from existing rules from GitHub. There is an attempt to build and open source

They don't mention that you can write the rules yourself and also pick and choose from existing rules from GitHub. There is an attempt to build and open source version of Grammarly using vale rules here[1]. Rules are mainly regex based, but some target readability measures[2] or use parts of speech[3]. [1]: https://github.com/testthedocs/Openly https://github.com/testthedocs/Openly [2]: https://github.com/testthedocs/Openly/blob/master/Openly/Readability.yml https://github.com/testthedocs/Openly/blob/master/Openly/Rea... [3]: https://github.com/errata-ai/vale/issues/356 https://github.com/errata-ai/vale/issues/356

hsbauauvhabzb 4y ago
I’ve always been hesitant to use a service which ships thing’s I write back to home base. Instead I used Microsoft word, which turns out does similar.
- dijit 4y ago
  Scathing accusation. Is there a citation? I won’t use another office product from them if so. Seriously.
  - AlanYx 4y ago
    You can see Grammarly's statement on the matter here: https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003816032-Is-Grammarly-a-keylogger https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003816032... When enabled, it does basically send every keystroke to the mothership except in some fields on webpages and on mobile apps marked sensitive. However, they do have what seems like a solid privacy policy in how they handle the data they receive.
    - bachmeier 4y ago
      > However, they do have what seems like a solid privacy policy in how they handle the data they receive. Not to be a Debbie Downer, but that provides no comfort at all. The best privacy policy is to not have access to your data.
- kgarten 4y ago
  It seems openly is just a folder with rules on your hard drive. Vale is also offline ... don't really understand your comment. I would not use anything closed source and bloated as Word. I wrote my BSc. thesis in it in the 2000s. Could not open it correctly anymore after 5 years. It took ages to open. Switched to vim and latex for my master and phd thesis. Never looked back ...
  - hsbauauvhabzb 4y ago
    Sorry see my post direct in parent. My statement was poorly worded.
- hsbauauvhabzb 4y ago
  It’s too late to edit my original post but this wasn’t meant as an accusation of vale, it was actually intended as praise for vale the tool given most others are basically keyloggers. Very poorly worded on my part.
blameitonme 4y ago
Openly, last commit: 13 months ago :(

hsbauauvhabzb 4y ago

I’ve always been hesitant to use a service which ships thing’s I write back to home base. Instead I used Microsoft word, which turns out does similar.

dijit 4y ago
Scathing accusation. Is there a citation? I won’t use another office product from them if so. Seriously.
- AlanYx 4y ago
  You can see Grammarly's statement on the matter here: https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003816032-Is-Grammarly-a-keylogger https://support.grammarly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003816032... When enabled, it does basically send every keystroke to the mothership except in some fields on webpages and on mobile apps marked sensitive. However, they do have what seems like a solid privacy policy in how they handle the data they receive.
  - bachmeier 4y ago
    > However, they do have what seems like a solid privacy policy in how they handle the data they receive. Not to be a Debbie Downer, but that provides no comfort at all. The best privacy policy is to not have access to your data.
kgarten 4y ago
It seems openly is just a folder with rules on your hard drive. Vale is also offline ... don't really understand your comment. I would not use anything closed source and bloated as Word. I wrote my BSc. thesis in it in the 2000s. Could not open it correctly anymore after 5 years. It took ages to open. Switched to vim and latex for my master and phd thesis. Never looked back ...
- hsbauauvhabzb 4y ago
  Sorry see my post direct in parent. My statement was poorly worded.
hsbauauvhabzb 4y ago
It’s too late to edit my original post but this wasn’t meant as an accusation of vale, it was actually intended as praise for vale the tool given most others are basically keyloggers. Very poorly worded on my part.

blameitonme 4y ago

Openly, last commit: 13 months ago :(