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GNU Taler v1.0 released and is operating in Switzerland (www.taler.net)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If you are in Switzerland, you can begin using it following the instructions here: https://taler-ops.ch/en/users.html

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I think it's a coincidence and not etymologically related - scandinavian languages use the verb "talar" or variations thereof for "pay" or "tell" and I think it's more related to the German word "zahlen": https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahl#Etymologie