I'll put a few options up in gitlab and have people comment with how they think it should work.
On Sat, Dec 9, 2017 at 8:22 AM, Klaatu <kla...@member.fsf.org> wrote: > On 12/10/2017 03:37 PM, Joshua Knapp wrote: > > A separate channel might not be a bad idea, that way those that want to > > just chat don't feel obligated to have to play. > > > > ----Long detour -- > > > > The site would still be hosted with ANHH, but moving the downloads would > > help with the strain that seems to be caused by some people trying to > > download the entire archive all at the same time ( may be a little > > exaggerated, but you get the idea ) . > > > > Kicking in a few bucks would actually help with bandwidth costs on this > > end too, and would relieve some of the strain caused by some > > people trying to download the entire archive all at the same time. ( see > > what I did there? ) > > > > It would also make it easier to cover other costs of stuff I'd like to > > with HPR's server. > > > > The sponsorship my company has done over the years hasn't really yielded > > a lot in the terms of ROI, but we keep doing it because honestly, I like > > the concept of HPR and want to continue supporting it. > > > > That being said occasionally we get stuff like people thinking it's cool > > to try and hack the site, DDOS the site, or inadvertently consume all > > the bandwidth for the server allowed by downloading multiple (10s of) > > streams at once. All these cause issues unfortunately, some bigger > > issues than others. > > > > So, not trying to sound greedy, but if people are looking to kick in a > > few bucks, getting hosting plan with HPR's coupon or just kicking a few > > bucks in with paypal (I could make a page people could donate for HPR > > directly) would be a great help. > > > > On Dec 9, 2017 5:36 PM, "Fifty OneFifty" > > <fiftyonefi...@linuxbasement.com > > <mailto:fiftyonefi...@linuxbasement.com>> wrote: > > > > If we do run it in another room, we should record both. Also, if we > > are shifting our hosting to Archive.org, it wouldn't hurt if we each > > threw some bucks their way. > > > > 5150 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Hpr mailing list > > Hpr@hackerpublicradio.org <mailto:Hpr@hackerpublicradio.org> > > http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_ > hackerpublicradio.org > > <http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_ > hackerpublicradio.org> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Hpr mailing list > > Hpr@hackerpublicradio.org > > http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org > > > > Josh, > > I think you should put up a link somewhere so people can donate if they > would like to do so. There are differences between not asking for money > and quietly providing an avenue for people to throw money at you because > they want to. > > I don't exactly practise what I preach, but at least in theory I think > it's a good idea to have some avenue for people to support you. It might > not make much of a difference, but even if all I can do is buy you a cup > of coffee to make that late night debugging session a little less > unpleasant, I'd like to be able do that much. > > -klaatu > > > _______________________________________________ > Hpr mailing list > Hpr@hackerpublicradio.org > http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org > >
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