If you are in Switzerland, you can begin using it following the instructions here: https://taler-ops.ch/en/users.html
Where can I pay with a Taler, after filling my wallet? Is it only with cooperating companies?
As stated in the website, there are currently no known shops that accept it. It was released a week ago, so you’ll have to wait.
Man, another really cool GNU project I hadn’t heard of. I should subscribe to a mailing list or something.
Just do it!
I love the name. Sounds like something edible. Maybe it just reminds me of GNUtella. A Taler, btw, is an old currency (mostly present in fairytales these days) and etymologically related to dollar.
mostly present in fairytales these days
It’s also the currency in the german language donald duck comics.
There are edible talers: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoggitaler 🙃
We had a smaller version of this in our childhood; the contents were somehow halfway between chocolate and chewing gum.
Betaler in danish means to pay, it sounds oddly similar
