FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
The questions we hear most often. If yours isn't here, the Contact page is open.
General
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We are a technology-first foundation building open, principled tools — and the research that informs them. Our work spans privacy-respecting software (Nyx, OSphreX), engineering tooling for scientific work (DateX), social platforms designed for safety (TruXSocial), and productivity for learners (Nerd). Where most teams ship and patch, we ask the harder question first: what should this even look like before we train, deploy, or scale it?
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Self-funded for now. The Foundation is in its early years and operates frugally — open-source contributions, principled engineering, and small-team economics. We'll publish a sustainability page when there's something durable to say about it.
Open Source
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Most of them, yes — Nyx AI (the rule-based engine) and TruXSocial are openly developed; DateX is open core; OSphreX is a research initiative whose feasibility report is published in full. Nerd is the closest to a closed product, and we'll publish its decision criteria for openness in due course.
Community
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For now, the most useful thing is feedback. Read the OSphreX feasibility report, try Nyx, file issues on the public repos. We're not actively recruiting yet — the careers page lists indicative roles that we'll formalise as funding allows.
Privacy
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Privacy is structural, not a feature. OSphreX is built around the position that your device, your choice — and the same logic informs Nyx (rule-based scaffolding before training), TruXSocial (safety-first moderation), and Nerd (local-first data). We don't sell or share user data; we don't run hosted analytics on our own products.