Published beta document

Terms of Service

Last updated: April 2026

This Terms of Service document was drafted by the author without attorney review. It is not legal advice. If you are evaluating whether to use Talk-to-Tux for any purpose where legal enforceability matters to you, consult a qualified attorney in your jurisdiction. These terms may not be enforceable, complete, or appropriate for your local laws.

Service

Talk-to-Tux is an AGPL-3.0-only Linux desktop application and hosted beta service for voice transcription, context-aware rewriting, and local paste actions. Hosted access is part of a private, application-gated beta. BYO-key mode remains available for users who configure their own providers.

Accounts and beta access

Hosted beta access requires approval and GitHub authentication. We may approve, deny, limit, suspend, or revoke access to protect the service, enforce quotas, or respond to abuse. You are responsible for activity under your account and for keeping your local machine and provider keys secure.

AGPL and user content

The AGPL network-use clause applies to our provision and modification of the Talk-to-Tux service code. It does not require users to publish audio, transcripts, prompts, rewritten text, screenshots, or other content they create with the tool.

The source code for the running service is published at https://github.com/viperjuice/talk-to-tux. Nothing in these terms overrides your rights under AGPL-3.0 for licensed software. These terms apply to hosted service operations, accounts, usage limits, and non-AGPL assets such as trademarks and branding.

Data-flow modes and local cache

Talk-to-Tux supports hosted mode and BYO-key mode. In hosted mode, audio and app-context data are sent to Talk-to-Tux infrastructure and providers needed to process your request. In BYO-key mode, that same request data is sent only to the providers you configure.

The local debug run cache is off by default in both modes. If you opt in to local cache, debug artifacts including audio, transcripts, screenshots, rewrites, and telemetry may be written to your own machine. Correction-learning and feedback artifacts may also be stored locally in separate paths.

Acceptable use

Do not attempt to bypass rate limits, resell hosted beta access, attack the service, submit fraudulent applications, or use the service for unlawful activity. Do not paste generated text where an error could cause high-stakes harm without independent review.

No warranty

Talk-to-Tux is provided as beta software. Transcriptions and rewrites can be wrong. Paste actions run on your machine and can target the wrong window if your desktop focus changes. You should review output before using it for legal, medical, financial, security, production operations, or other high-stakes decisions.

Because generated text may be pasted into the active window on your machine, you are responsible for verifying both the content and the paste destination before confirming submission.

Deletion and export

You can request deletion or export by emailing [email protected]. The beta intent is to process deletion and export requests through manual review and operation while automation is deferred, subject to operational, security, and legal constraints.