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...how is your [insert tech startup here] going to maintain a decent level of QoS if you cannot maintain it for a trio of IRCds and a trio node instances? You c
by opendais 13y ago
...how is your [insert tech startup here] going to maintain a decent level of QoS if you cannot maintain it for a trio of IRCds and a trio node instances? You could even get away with DNS-only HA since it is purely internal so if A is down, everyone knows to connect to B or C.
The only reason I don't host my own e-mail is I haven't found an open source project that can truly compete with gmail's functionality and the fact I don't really care if Google reads my e-mail since none of it is sensitive.
I have high hopes for https://www.mailpile.is/ https://www.mailpile.is/ since if my Desktop is down, I'm screwed /anyway/.
Just my two cents.
- hunvreus 13y agoIt's not really a matter of ability, rather a matter of focus. You sure can maintain your own IRC server, the same way you can maintain your own Git server. But it's probably a waste of time when you know that you have free or cheap alternatives (Gmail, GitHub, Mailchimp): stuff breaks, and even if you can fix it doesn't mean you should. I outsource stuff that I depend on and don't want to waste time maintaining: email, online storage, some collaboration tools...
- opendais 13y agoFair enough. I guess I took the struggle + QoS comment and ran with that. :)
- hunvreus 13y agoFair enough; outsourcing is not always an option (or convenient). I actually find GitLab pretty compelling. If you're into mailpile, you should support them for the Knight Foundation News Challenge: https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/feedback-review/mailpile-secure-e-mail-for-the-masses https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/feedback-review.... Personally, I assume that I wouldn't be able to do a better job at securing stuff up on my own, but it is an interesting project nonetheless. And if you still have 5 minutes to kill, check out Carbon Folder, my team's entry: https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/submissions/carbon-folder-decentralized-content-management https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/submissions/car...
- opendais 13y agoI maintain our internal GitLab instance so I definitely agree with that. :) I'll take a look at yours, I already did the Mailpile bit.