What keeps most of them away from free software is that they can’t write a contract with anyone with clear boundaries and guarantees.
They can. There are plenty of companies offering Mastodon hosting.
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Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
I think that sounds like a really good idea, if you want to get corporate- and government hosted instances on board. What keeps most of them away from free software is that they can’t write a contract with anyone with clear boundaries and guarantees. If Mastodon offers these types of contracts, it would help the adoption rate.
rglullis@communick.news 6 months ago
Ulrich@feddit.org 6 months ago
Paging @paige@fedihost.co
andypiper@lemmy.world 6 months ago
We are big fans of them!
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Mastodon isn’t different than any other software, anybody with a half-way experienced IT department could spin up an instance. This sounds like it’s more for small organizations and individuals.
Taldan@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Any company with experienced IT staff could do 80% of SaaS themselves, but they don’t because it’s a huge headache to maintain and issues can easily balloon costs. The bean counters much prefer fixed cost contracts most of the time