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Keybee Keyboard: The most ergonomic keyboard for Android. (github.com)
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[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

But if I've understood patents right; Someone else can't patent your idea if you can prove you have had it and used it before them, right?

Yes.

I assume, the creator wants a fair share if somebody decides to use their keyboard in a proprietary software/device. The Apache license would usually permit this without compensation of the original creator.