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Continuwuity (programming.dev)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I got distracted from my work so I made some Continuwuity propaganda. Continuwuity is a lightweights Matrix chat server that you can self-host pretty easily. Give it a try :3

Own your messages Corporations can lock you out of their services at any time. Take back control of your messages by setting up a Continuwuity server. https://continuwuity.org + cute Continuwuity mascot :3
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[–] 148 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (28 children)

I'm trying so hard not to hate this post but you have given me so many reasons to

  • use of UwU in something I absolutely need to share with others

  • mismatched fonts

  • comic something font

  • no human readable data next to the QR code

  • mismatched gradient radii in the corners

Make it stop 😭

EDIT: For those who care, this comment falls into the category of "said in jest, meant in earnest". I know it's all on-brand and comedic, but my gut reactions are what they are 😂

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  • [–] 21 points 5 months ago*

    use of UwU in something I absolutely need to share with others

    It's purely a backend, what's under the hood is not really visible to matrix clients.

    Edit: Though I wish this graphic communicated that more, just realized it doesn't even say anything about [matrix].

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  • [–] [S] 45 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Everything there (aside from perhaps not printing the full URL under the QR code) is deliberate and a part of the 'brand'. Roboto + Sour Gummy for the fonts, asymmetry, whimsy. If you don't like it, I'm sure you can use Element's Synapse and you'll be able to talk to people using Continuwuity just fine. That's kind of the point.

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  • [–] [S] 21 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Also https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Sour+Gummy?preview.script=Latn is way better than comic sans, you can't convince me otherwise

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    the only valid complain is "no human readable data next to the QR code"

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (9 children)

    The project is the "official community continuation of the conduwuit homeserver". Conduwuit was a popular matrix backend until the project was archived.

    Although interestingly, conduwuit says the official continuation is Tuwunel. interesting

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (6 children)

    It is primarily sponsored by the government of Switzerland 🇨🇭 where it is currently deployed for citizens.

    Now this, I like!

    Github, not so much

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 5 months ago (4 children)

    That is slightly misleading, they are/were sponsored by epost.ch / Swiss Post AG, which is a limited company.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Could you explain to us why you would recommend your project over tuwunel.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I avoid getting involved in these discussions, but previously on lemmy

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    Okay, I don't know the history. It is unfortunate to not have project differences spelled out, because the truth is most of us know nothing about these things. Sounds like a no, but would it be possible for the projects to collaborate?

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    UwU. The cuteness is a huge plus IMO.

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  • [–] 32 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    The problem is "cuteness" is very much in the eye of the beholder for things like this, and I'm with neatchee here, it's not cute, and it makes it basically unshareable, and hence unusable in a lot of contexts. I appreciate the effort that's gone into the project, but the name and publicity massively detract from that.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago

    You don’t need to share any server technology names, just that it’s the Matrix protocol or “platform”, or even just “Element” if they are using that app. I don’t tell other matrix users they are on a Synapse server.

    Only the host needs to know about the server app name, and is the only one who interacts with it directly.

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