Hugo Barrera
whynothugo.nl · Personal blog · on HN since 2022
Hugo Barrera writes about Linux tooling, Wayland, email sync, and small open source utilities he builds, such as ImapGoose.
What HN saysHN commenters link it for ImapGoose as an email sync option and for his writing on the Dutch iDeal and Wero payment systems.
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What HN people wrote when they linked it
WhyNotHugo · 2026-05-20
iDeal is superb and the most convenient payment method I've dealt with.
Wero claims that they won't support paying through a browser, and that it will be tied to either Google or Apple, which seems like a huge step back from iDeal in its currents state.
I wrote about this a few months back (including actual sources for their claims): https://whynothugo.nl/journal/2026/02/25/entrenching-american-corporat…
jamespo · 2025-10-23
imapgoose which was recently featured here I think is another option: https://whynothugo.nl/journal/2025/10/15/introducing-imapgoose/