We will need small and independent commercial providers for the Fediverse.

  • Astrovenator@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s a valid point. We can’t expect to be free of corporations and also expect people to maintain servers for free. Running a service costs someone somewhere, and running a massive service can’t easily work relying on just donations. I’d be happy to pay a small monthly/yearly fee to a nonprofit to guarantee an independent server, rather than to be a product to be traded.

    • Barbarian@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Why can’t it rely on donations? People poo-poo this, but I’ve yet to hear a substantive reason as to why.