In a similar vein, I've kept track of Jasper (http://jasperproject.github.io) in the past. Conceptually, I like it because it wouldn't require an internet connection (and attendant information leakage). The downsides that I see are that PocketSphinx usually needs some serious tweaking to work well, and Julius certainly needs some pretty heavy configuration to get going.

Mycroft seems to be oriented around using their account system by default, and it looks like it's built around Google STT too. I feel like I'd need to do a code audit...or more likely find a way to replace the STT system.

Almost 20 years ago, I had a mostly-working speech recognition system on my 400MHZ PC. We ought to have enough functionality in open software now to built a decent assistant without turning to software outside of our control.

Needs to phone MyCroft homebase for setup (didn't look hard enough to figure a way around that), and uses Google's STT.

Privacy...not attained.

I shouldn't have to ask Google to open a local file for me.