12-29, 20:30–21:00 (Europe/Berlin), CDC Triangle
be-BOP is free and open-source software for autonomous commerce. It’s an all-in-one, batteries-included solution built for merchants, not engineers. It lets communities run markets without accounts, tracking, or gatekeepers. From shops to restaurants, ticketing to peer-funding — all self-hosted. Adoption grows among merchants and creators seeking real independence.
Next steps: multitenant for specialization, cross be-BOP for federation. We’re building the foundations of a free, federated economy.
be-BOP is free and open-source software for sovereign commerce.
It’s built on a simple belief: merchants and communities should own the tools they depend on. We design technology that respects privacy, rejects dark patterns, and removes the need for accounts or intermediaries. Our vision is trade without platforms, data brokers, or gatekeepers — commerce as a public good, not a private empire.
Unlike fragmented “self-commerce” tools, be-BOP is a complete, batteries-included stack. It supports e-commerce, point-of-sale, restaurant systems, ticketing, peer-funding, and subscriptions — all self-hosted, interoperable, and designed for real-world merchants. It aims for the reliability of a platform, without the capture of one.
Adoption grows from the edges: merchants and cooperatives seeking independence, and creators tired of surrendering revenue to platforms. In Goma, communities use be-BOP to organize resources and stabilize local economies under pressure. Elsewhere, artists use it to sustain open culture without permission or lock-in.
The roadmap pushes beyond software. Multitenant be-BOP will enable domain-specific ecosystems — tailor-made for farmers’ markets, repair collectives, or independent venues — while cross be-BOP will link autonomous nodes into a federation of mutual visibility. Together they answer the twin failures of centralized commerce: loss of agency and isolation.
be-BOP aspires to be more than a toolchain. It’s an experiment in rebuilding economic infrastructure on open terms — a foundation for free, federated, and sustainable digital economies that can’t be quietly “enshittified.”
I'm a technologist passionate about FOSS, functional programming, decentralized systems, and embedded technologies.
I'm actively developing practical applications on top of Bitcoin and decentralized finance, with a focus on solving real-world problems. I'm also open to exploring and supporting technologies that align with this goal.
I'm always curious about how systems are built—from overall design down to the implementation details. My experience includes Haskell, Nix, Rust, Android development, blockchain integration, microservices orchestration, and infrastructure operations. I'm also interested embedded and low-power technologies like ESP32s, FPGAs, and LoRa.
In my free time, I contribute to open source projects like Nixpkgs, support efforts to grow blockchain adoption, and study the RF environment around me.