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my guess is it’s the same rewards that drove people to run usenet servers, bbs servers, irc servers, forums, countless open-source projects, and whatever other
by toofy 4y ago
my guess is it’s the same rewards that drove people to run usenet servers, bbs servers, irc servers, forums, countless open-source projects, and whatever other non-centralized platforms flourished in the past and present.
- VectorLock 4y agoLike I said, notoriety and control of users. People ran BBS servers to be sysops, IRC servers to get O:lines, open source projects to get their name out there, etc. "Pure altriusm" could also be a motivator.
- toofy 4y agoas someone who has been significantly involved in open source projects and contributing to hosting for various projects for years, “control” and “notoriety” are rarely what people are getting lol.