ENTITY & ORIGIN • ABOUT

ABOUT
0xTsoa
(ZeroTsoa)

0xTsoa (pronounced ZeroTsoa) is an open-source registry of reproducible Linux desktop configurations, created by Ny Harena RAVELOMANANTSOA, a Malagasy developer.

01 // What is 0xTsoa

REGISTRY

0xTsoa (pronounced ZeroTsoa) is a static, zero-database community registry indexing reproducible Linux desktop configurations across Wayland compositors (Hyprland, Niri, Sway, River) and X11 window managers (i3, bspwm, AwesomeWM, dwm).

Every setup in the registry is stored as a schema-validated JSON specification in Git (configs/<author>/<slug>.json), pinned to an immutable commit SHA or release tag, and paired with SHA-256 checksum verification for any external installation script.

02 // Name Origin

ETYMOLOGY

The name 0xTsoa combines the hexadecimal literal prefix 0x with Tsoa, taken from the end of the creator's Malagasy family name, RAVELOMANANTSOA.

Written: 0xTsoa
Spoken: “ZeroTsoa”
Origin: 0x (hex prefix) + Tsoa (from RAVELOMANANTSOA)

03 // Creator & Maintainer

Madagascar (MG)
Full Name
Ny Harena RAVELOMANANTSOA
Role
Software Developer & Creator of 0xTsoa
Nationality
Malagasy (Madagascar)
Contact Email
rnyharena25 [at] gmail [dot] com

04 // Official Links & Profiles

05 // Analytics & Cookie Privacy

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