Welcome to my website, visitor {{ visitor }}!
+ ++ My name is Ari Archer also known as Arija A., but most commonly referred to as + Ari. I am a {{ ari_age }} year old, neurodivergent, transgender, open source developer from Lithuania who does + fun stuff in primarily Python (~{{ python_exp }} years) + and C (89, 99) (~{{ c_exp }} years). +
+ ++ I've picked up programming at first in Python, writing various programs on my phone, and later on discovering a communty + where I could share my code. At the time I didn't have access to a computer, so I used to play around with + basic JavaScript on my local library computers. + At around 2019 I got access to a personal computer, which is where my main FOSS journey started - + exploring more technologies and understanding them more in-depth, not being limited by a locked down phone. +
+ ++ I hated the limiting feeling of being on Microsoft Windows 10 + very limiting, so soon after getting a personal computer I installed a free and open source Linux + kernel distribution - and I've never went back to Windows ever since then. Democracy, freedom, shareability + and customization ("hackability") are huge values for me. +
+ ++ Technology is a big part of my life, and I am way past the stage where I find just technology facinating - + I find various problems and their optimal solutions very interesting and I like to come up with my own - even if + it's "reinventing the wheel" or "impractical" - + I like to dig deep into it and understand how it works at its core, rather than relying on high-level features of an + abstraction stack. I was always a person like this, not specifically in technology - I was always the nerdy science kid - + but everywhere. +
+ ++ Even though I'd consider technology, problem solving, and computer programming a big part of my life, I + also enjoy a couple of more things. Such as: +
+ ++ "Talk is cheap. Show me the code." ++
+ - Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux ++
+ That was a short introduction of who I am and what I do. +
+ ++ This table lists active staff that works on different parts of ari.lt, that doesn't include me. + Feel free to visit their websites and show appriciation :). +
+ +Name | +Role | +Website | +
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LDA | +Moderates Matrix. | +freetards.xyz | +
Jjj (Joseph) | +Moderates Matrix, helps with Email things. | +pain.agency | +
Zayd | +Administrates Akkoma. | +wanderer.envs.net | +
Sulian/Morguldir | +Moderates Matrix. | +sulian.eu | +
+ This table lists all self-hosted software (semi-)open for the public that people are welcome to use. +
+ +Service | +Description | +Link | +
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Matrix homeserver | +Semi-open registration, follow the process described here. | +matrix.ari.lt | +
Forgejo git forge instance | +Open registration. | +git.ari.lt | +
SearXNG instance | +SearXNG meta-search-engine instance. | +searx.ari.lt | +
CryptPad instance | +Open registration, CryptPad: private office suite software. | +pad.ari.lt | +
Email server hosting Mailcow | +Contact ari@ari.lt for custom domains (aggressive policy) | +mail.ari.lt (register here) | +
Roundcube webmail | +Only for ari.lt users | +rc.ari.lt | +
Akkoma fediverse instance | +Open registration. | +ak.ari.lt | +
Vikunja instance | +Free and open source todo app. Open registration. | +vi.ari.lt | +
SchildiChat & Cinny Matrix web clients | +Web clients for Matrix. | +schildi.ari.lt & cinny.ari.lt | +
PrivateBin instance | +Private public encrypted pastebin. | +pb.ari.lt | +
db.cubiq.dev | +Private database storage for Github: TheCubiq | +db.cubiq.dev | +
t1nklas.lt's email | +Custom domain on ari-web email | +t1nklas.lt | +
git.kappach.at | +Git forge instance of KappaChat - An extensible Matrix client written in C. | +git.kappach.at | +