Most software takes things from you.
Media loses its identity.
Your work lives on someone else's terms.
You can't see what your machine is doing.
Philosophy
We build software that
keeps your things yours.
Ours keeps them yours.
Raster & State LLC products preserve what something is, keep your data under your control, and let you see and steer the systems you depend on.
This is the philosophy behind everything we build.
The Model
Three principles.
Different domains.
Identity
Things should keep their meaning.
Software should preserve editions, provenance, and the details that distinguish one artifact from another.
Ownership
Your data should stay yours.
No lock-in, no someone-else-holds-the-keys. What you make and store stays under your control, and stays exportable.
Control
You should be able to steer your own systems.
Tools should make it plain what your machine is doing and let you direct it, instead of hiding the work behind a wall.
Unifying Idea
Not a collection of apps.
A coherent system.
Domain Problem Fix
Domain
Media
Problem
Editions and provenance get lost
Fix
Identity, with Majestic
Domain
Code
Problem
Your repos live on someone else's terms
Fix
Ownership, with Fjord
Domain
The machine
Problem
You can't see what it's doing
Fix
Control, with Pier and Halfcaf
Majestic keeps your collection yours. Fjord keeps your code yours. Pier and Halfcaf keep your machine yours. Same principle, different domains.