• philpo@feddit.org
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    4 months ago

    Lol. So we trust local governments and communities now?

    Has anyone ever worked with them IT wise?

    I do so in four different EU countries and know people who do in the US and Canada. And…well…there is a reason local governments often went towards the cloud services. Do people think Joe Admin in Bumfucknowhere can operate what basically becomes a MiniDC? And who controls that?

    Sorry. Either go “host at home” and only fuck up things for oneself. Or do it properly with a proper DC. Colocate if you want. But that? I know it sounds appealing, especially for someone entering selfhosting (like the author did a few weeks ago). But there is a reason hosting is a business once it comes to other peoples data.

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      4 months ago

      Lol. So we trust local governments and communities now?

      I trust my local community more than i trust Amazon, that’s for sure.

      Communities might be incompetent with IT (today), but maybe they just need a while to catch up. It could work in 10 years from now, and we gotta work towards that point.

      Also, note that “local community” doesn’t have to mean municipality; it can also be your local nerd working part-time at your local library.

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        4 months ago

        And this is somehow better?

        There is a lot of room between “BigTech” and “Joe Average” doing it for his neighbours. Mailbox.org, etc. (see my other post here)