2026-06-08 07:53 UTC
People who are new to @prav may be wondering why they need to give a govt id and 1000 rupees to become a member?
Even long term #FreeSoftware community members might be wonder why do we need to bother with all these?
Don't we just need #vi vs #emacs or #kde vs #gnome vs #sway fights?
Don't we just need to have #Arch vs #Debian vs #Fedora choice?
There are two additional challenges in addition to maintaining software,
1. Run the service reliably - pay bills
2. Break network effects
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@praveen@social.masto.host 2026-06-08 07:58
@prav So even if we develop the software that has all the features, we still need someone to maintain the service continuously - new versions come, security updates come, disk may be full, letsencrypt may change its cettificate type - many things need adapting to. Also we need to pay the bills every month for hosting and SMS. Additionally we need to bring users as well. Unlike GNU/Linux or Libre Office, you cannot decide to use Prav from today if no one else is on it. #prav #xmpp
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@fbinin@mastodon.fbin.in 2026-06-08 08:05
@praveen@social.masto.host @prav But must one really pay for your offering? Most XMPP are offered free, and paywall only where they want some pro features etc to be added.