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GNU Taler
- zepearl 4y agoHa, I just read about it on the website of the swiss national television (German - https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/digitales-geld-bezahlsystem-gnu-taler-eine-ueberweisung-kostet-0-001-rappen https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/digitales-geld-bezahlsystem-... ) and I was looking for discussions here. (Google Translate: https://www-srf-ch.translate.goog/news/schweiz/digitales-geld-bezahlsystem-gnu-taler-eine-ueberweisung-kostet-0-001-rappen?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://www-srf-ch.translate.goog/news/schweiz/digitales-gel... ) Other previous discussions: - Feb. 2021: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26261314 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26261314 - Jan. 2022 (refers as well to other posts): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29850143 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29850143
- myle 4y agoWe read the same websites. We should hang out!
- monetus 4y agoI feel like their attempt to be taxable is contrary to the traditional reasons for using a digital currency. Even then, I would be surprised if a government uses taler rather than their own implementation. Always wanted to talk to the gnu people about this.
- pull_my_finger 4y agoBeing taxable is the necessary concession for adoption though. You want privacy in your transactions, but you still have an obligation to pay taxes on them.
- pwdisswordfish9 4y agoSo the primary reason to use digital currency is to starve public services?
- globalreset 4y agoWhile I'm big on free and open source software and aligned with the general GNU mission, I find that the projects that go under its umbrella or often terribly misguided, pointless and hopeless and thus largely ignored by the rest of software community.