About us:

We are an initiative to counter subscriptions and promote ownership. We are a fake non profit that is an open source hosting site. We are an alternative to github as it has been ruined by Microsoft.

Real non profits:

Why this matters to me:

This community matters to me because it's been locked out by subscriptions, AI induced parts shortages, and rising costs. I am too broke to own anything, so I want others to. It also matters that people have happiness and entertainment in life. Office software is mostly locked in, with people not being able to do a one time purchase, and paying an egregious amount per year, for something that can be removed from service in a heartbeat.

Our mission statement

At Crystal Hardware, we want to put the ownership in the consumer's hand at an affoable rate.

A photo of an e-waste center.
This image was taken from flickr by a user called Jemimus, and was put wikimedia commons after being confrimed to have a creative commons license.