@beholder20 @stux I mean, there doesn't HAVE to be...

@beholder20 @stux I mean, there doesn't HAVE to be one for the overall #fediverse or for #mastodon or for an individual instance... But running an instance, especially a big one, sure isn't free.

Like 6 Nov 2022 at 1:30 | Wall-to-wall | Open on cantos.social

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Derek Caelin 🌱

@tw @beholder20 @stux many servers run on community donations - sometimes monthly. A lot of volunteer labor.

6 Nov 2022 at 4:07 | Open on sunbeam.city

Derek Caelin 🌱

@tw @beholder20 @stux The core devs get about $12k per month from patreon: https://social.wake.st/@liaizon/109293515961070211

I chip in q dollar a month to my own server.

6 Nov 2022 at 4:10 | Open on sunbeam.city

Paul Briley

@derek @tw @beholder20 @stux
Depends on what's on servers. Video etc eats up capacity. Text is nothing. AWS or Google Cloud provide oodles of space for pennies when text. It's other media that'll cost. Perhaps subscription model.

6 Nov 2022 at 7:51 | Open on mastodon.online

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