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A clear business model and alignment of interests, as a customer. Also no lock in since the customer owns their domain. How is SDF funded? How can anyone be ce
by jgfrgcss 4y ago
A clear business model and alignment of interests, as a customer. Also no lock in since the customer owns their domain.
How is SDF funded? How can anyone be certain it will continue to be funded, if it offers a service gratis that costs the provider money to operate? Is that funding source aligned with my beliefs and interests? These are questions you don't have when you just pay for things.
Another example: I use FastMail with a custom domain. Yes, I could just use Gmail, but I don't, for the reasons listed above.
- the_common_man 4y agoBut you can't use Gmail with a custom domain for free. I bet that's a decision point
- TurkTurkleton 4y agoYou can't use Fastmail for free at all, custom domain or no.
- the_common_man 4y agoYes. But what I am saying is since gmail becomes paid for custom domains, you _then_ decide, you might as well pay someone else.
- entropicdrifter 4y agoSDF has been a self-sustaining non-profit since the 80's. I'm much more skeptical of a newcomer than of them, personally