HPR4452: Turn Coffee Into Code - Slogans from Tech(Companies, App, People)

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• Private coffee

From the website:

" Private.coffee is a non-profit association dedicated to supporting privacy and digital sovereignty.

We provide privacy-respecting alternatives to common services, educate users about digital privacy, and advocate for a more private and secure internet. "

I came to it while searching for a Matrix homeserver in https://joinmatrix.org/

Slogan: "Open-source software is best served hot"

Site: https://private.coffee/

• Fluffychat

From the website:

" FluffyChat is an open source, nonprofit and cute [matrix] client written in Flutter. The goal of the app is to create an easy to use instant messenger which is open source and accessible for everyone. "

The most pleasant messenger I've ever used. Beautiful (and that's the meaning of "cute"), can be used on the web or app.

Once, the developer, Krille-chan, I think on Mastodon, said some users thought "cute" was not professional. But, for him, it was a way to convey the meaning of beautiful. So, the slogan stays as:

Slogan: "The cutest messenger in [matrix]"

Site: https://fluffychat.im/

• Soatok blog

From the website:

" Writings about information security, cryptography, software, and humanity, from a member of the furry fandom. "

A respected man that studies and works with cryptography. Among other themes, he analyses messengers, and protocols in general, and explains — sometimes discovering grave vulnerabilities. His post recommending to not use Session made the app developers itch. They responded to Soatok on their social media (without mentioning his name, only "a blogger") saying the points raised were unfounded.

Slogan (if not simply the title...): "Dhole moments" (Dhole is an Asian wild dog)

Site: https://soatok.blog/

• 4d2

From the website:

" So it's come to this...you've met us

Since 2001, 4d2 dot org has worked to provide interested folks with free access to communication and collaboration services in a mixed Linux/BSD environment. We focus on technical transparency, user privacy and free speech, with a dash of cypherpunk and retrocomputing for good measure ".

It's like the Private Coffee we've seen before. I discovered this one first, looking for Matrix homeserver to try. This one has the advantage of having WhatsApp bridge.

And so I wanted to present this one, but no slogans, so I made a concession: not a slogan, but the nonprofit corporation that operates 4d2: "All Computers Are Brilliant" (Inc.)

Site: https://4d2.org/

• Frugalware Linux ( in memoriam )

I loved this distribution! I felt the king on the hills with it, still on my initial enchantment with Linux.

From the website:

" Frugalware is a general purpose linux distribution, designed for intermediate users (who are not afraid of text mode).

We try to make Frugalware as simple as possible while not forgetting to keep it comfortable for the user. We try to ship fresh and stable software, as close to the original source as possible, because in our opinion most software is the best as is, and doesn’t need patching. "

Slogan: "Let's make things frugal"

Site: https://frugalware.org/

Those are some that come from what I use or used and that I separated to talk to you all.

You may find around some developers with this one: "transforming coffee into code". Cool, too. I only don't remember one specifically that says so.

Here, with you, is Antoine.

And I thank you for listening.

Bye, bye!

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