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EarlGrey@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks agoRegular auditing of the infrastructure" seems like a very enterprise-y thing to expect from a basic SaaS.
That’s the entire point. Offer a premium service when compared to the alternatives and you get to bring in revenue.
Currently, every instance essentially makes a pinky promise that our data isn’t being used maliciously. An audit provides assurances they are.
rglullis@communick.news 4 weeks ago
You didn’t respond the second part: how much are you willing to pay for this? Anything less than $100k/year and I will guarantee you there is no serious provider who will care about it.
EarlGrey@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
Of course I didn’t respond to it. Because it has nothing to do with my point. Im not going to go out there and do extensive business research just to satisfy your weird demand.
It’s something I’d like to see someone take on. It’s something I’d wager other people would like to see take on. The economic viability I leave to anyone that wants to take it on.
rglullis@communick.news 4 weeks ago
I didn’t ask you to do any research. You said “I’d legitimately would pay for it.” and I asked one simple question: how much?.
This attitude right here is why the Fediverse is never going to become a viable alternative.
EarlGrey@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
I want a kebab shop down the street. You gonna demand I tell you how much I’d pay for a kebab and then wildly insult the community for not doing it themselves?
It is called a business. Someone sees a potential opportunity (through, i dunno. People talking about how much they’d like it), does the research, determines if it’s a viable investment on their part, and either starts it up or doesn’t.