Sure! Remember though, that you are funding this project using your own money. How much does your server cost? How much does the electricity to run your server cost? You would need Gbps speed internet. How much does that cost?

You would be funding this out of your own pocket. Thank you for doing that! Would there be a thousand more people willing to do this? What happens if you lose your job? What happens to the server?

As you can see, this is not a technological issue, but a funding one. If you can generate funding for this somehow, you have a very viable model! IF you can find the funding.

I am saying that funding this would be difficult. I see people just yapping about FOSS, but not funding it when the time comes.

[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

What are you talking about? I don't think you understood the concept of decentralised torrent-like hosting.

I'm currently talking to a peertube hoster about server costs, which I may be able to justify to host my own videos plus a little extra to pitch in for others who can't justify the expense. Plenty of professional creators could easily justify it as an exit strategy or backup for youtube.

These conversations are happening, just not with you, presumably because you're just being negative about it and not actually doing something, so why would anyone bother to bring it up with you?

[–] UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ok, good luck on your project. We'll talk when any given peertube project (based on the donation based funding model alone) reaches break even.

I swear I've reviewed the finances about this a million times over. Funding models in their current form just don't work. Content creators getting free hosting from YouTube with huge audiences are struggling to keep themselves afloat. But whatever, good luck on your project I suppose. We really need YouTube's monopoly to end, so ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Also, you'll talk to me after it's a solved problem? Why would I be interested in that? You have no interest in helping solve it now and I see no reason why you'd magically become useful after the fact.

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