We want to
free beer
An open catalog of craft beer and a protocol for sharing it. Your checkins live on a server you control.
Yours
Your account and checkins live on a server you choose. Move them any time — the export is the format.
Forkable
The codex is a git repository. Copy it, fix what you disagree with, send it back as a pull request.
Open
AGPL code, open data, and a spec anyone can implement.