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I never heard of Fosshost, but based on the name it was supposed to provide free hosting for open-source projects. What was the plan to sustain it?
by XCSme 4y ago
I never heard of Fosshost, but based on the name it was supposed to provide free hosting for open-source projects. What was the plan to sustain it?
- alyxw 4y agoPray for the goodwill of DCs and donations, mostly. Ampere had provided a very generous amount of hardware. Actually putting that hardware into places was a lot of finding DCs willing to support the project.
- sacnoradhq 4y agoWishful thinking perhaps. This is the problem of inherently unsustainable, poorly-governed, amateur operations: they're houses of cards waiting to fall apart. If someone wants hosting, then pay for real VPS or colo. Electricity, rack space, and cooling are usually the limiting factors rather than data transit.
- XCSme 4y agoThis is the main reason why I still don't open-source my commercial projects, even though people ask, "Why would I choose this? There are free alternatives!"; the projects are earning money to sustain themselves and everyone is happy (customers get better support, I can sustainably work on it, going 10 years strong now).