Hervy Qurrotul

About me#

I’m an OpenBSD user, software developer, technical writer, and designer with a strong interest in privacy, security, and low-level programming on UNIX-like systems. Over the years, I’ve worked extensively with Linux and BSD operating systems, including developing and maintaining a Linux-based distribution for more than a decade.

I actively contribute to Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) projects and enjoy exploring minimalist, keyboard-driven workflows.

I am not here because I am different. I am here because I exist.

— Hervy Qurrotul A.

Contact#

Email is the best way to reach me. I occasionally use social platforms such as Mastodon, Bluesky, and Lemmy, but for direct communication I prefer SimpleX Chat or Signal.

I no longer use Google services, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram LinkedIn, Reddit, or Matrix due to concerns regarding privacy, data ownership, and platform policies.

Encryption#

I strongly encourage the use of OpenPGP (GPG) for email communication. Unencrypted email offers little privacy, while encryption helps ensure that messages can only be read by their intended recipients.

You can find my public key and instructions for importing and verifying it below.

gpg --recv-keys D7B52C04D9B40738

wget https://hervyqa.srht.site/pgp/hervyqa.pgp
gpg --import hervyqa.pgp

gpg --fingerprint D7B52C04D9B40738

Repository#

Most of my open-source work is hosted on SourceHut. While I still maintain accounts on other platforms, SourceHut is currently my preferred git forge.