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I keep seeing unsourced claims on Mastodon that Gandi has been acquired by an unscrupulous entity, but I can't find any official verification. Is it true?
by mtlynch 4y ago
I keep seeing unsourced claims on Mastodon that Gandi has been acquired by an unscrupulous entity, but I can't find any official verification.
Is it true?
- wlesieutre 4y agoCrunchbase says leveraged buyout by private equity firm Montefiore Investment in 2019 https://www.crunchbase.com/acquisition/montefiore-investment-acquires-gandi-net--6d5453d1 https://www.crunchbase.com/acquisition/montefiore-investment... If that's the case I'm surprised it took 4 years for me to hear anything about it turning shitty
- microtonal 4y agoBecause Montefoire sold them to a scummy company: https://your.online/press-release/ https://your.online/press-release/
- wlesieutre 4y agoGood find. I've never heard of "Total Webhosting Solutions," anybody had experience with them? It's a bummer if Gandi goes downhill. I've never used them personally but I heard a lot of recommendations that they were a good registrar.
- nraynaud 4y agoThey used to be, got greedier and here we are.
- microtonal 4y agoThey were awesome. I have been with them over 15 years. But I fear it's time to move on. Still looking for an EU registrar that has modern 2FA (FIDO2) and is large enough to not be a target for takeover anytime soon.
- vladvasiliu 4y agoIs OVH large enough? They've supported FIDO for a while IIRC.
- conradfr 4y agoScaleway maybe?
- VoxPelli 4y agoThere are some listed here: https://european-alternatives.eu/category/domain-name-registrar https://european-alternatives.eu/category/domain-name-regist... I had just begun moving to Gandi, now I feel like I shouldn’t move anything more there :/
- homarp 4y agosee this discussion https://lobste.rs/s/flcpop/what_domain_registrar_is_worth_using https://lobste.rs/s/flcpop/what_domain_registrar_is_worth_us...