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Cinny

Cinny is an open-source community messaging software that provides a modern, user-friendly interface for team collaboration. It aims to offer functionalities similar to popular messaging platforms like Discord and Slack, allowing users to communicate effortlessly in various channels and private messages.

github.com/cinnyapp/cinnycinny.in

Maintainer

Ajay Bura

Software Engineer

How to support

Use it, give feedback, donate and advocate.

A small brief about your project

Cinny enables communities to connect and collaborate in a meaningful way, focusing on simplicity and usability. We believe in building tools that bring people together without barriers.

One FOSS maintainer lesson for your younger self

Embrace feedback, both good and bad. It will only make your project stronger.

Why do you do it? Why do you bother maintaining a FOSS project?

I enjoy the challenge of creating something that helps others and fosters community interaction. Contributing to FOSS empowers me to share knowledge and inspire collaboration.

If your repo had a theme song, what would it be?

https://youtu.be/OMoU0Pfibc4?si=ILd4g6b_kbW4mxnA - Whenever I realize the project is not benefiting financially

Which file in your project would you most like to set on fire?

What's your open-source villain origin story?

Refusing to merge PRs, not because they’re bad, but because nobody ever asks if I actually want the change.

If you had to use one emoji to convey what it is like to be a FOSS maintainer, what would it be?

👽 - Unknown to most.