> that means you pay for your internet connection and for the hardware you run the website on. Why is also paying for a certificate a problem? Because the inte

> that means you pay for your internet connection and for the hardware you run the website on. Why is also paying for a certificate a problem? Because the internet access and the hardware would have been bought regardless of the activity, for other purposes. (S)he was already paying for it, and used it for other purposes. Running a web site _happens_ to be one of its use, but is not the one goal. The fact that it is free to run a web site means that I can run my website on my laptop. On the other hand, the certificate would have to be bought _only_ for this, because it is its only use: be able to play the HTTP/2.0 game.