My interest would be, if viable, to test out applications like FFMPEG (transcoding) running on the server. Loading applications would not be available on a managed server and would cost more for a dedicated server only for myself.
-- Enric --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Markus Sandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ah, clint > > quite obviously there is a third option: people who want it free, but > without the trade off of poor availability/performance/etc > > the reason why this is needed so much is not necessarily because people > are cheap, but because they want to see it work reliably the first time > when they are starting out (for one thing) > > i think that this is really important for vlogging to take off: > reliable, free access for beginners. > > plus i'm sure there are plenty of folks who can't or don't want to > afford yet *another* $120 (kids come to mind for one) > > another point: the paid options often come with a fair amount of admin > hassles for some people. they are not all turnkey and certainly not all > equal or easy to use for the average person. > > finally, it's not always the case that a paid service performs better > than a free one (especially when the paid one gets popular). > > every hosting provider I ever had was great until they weren't ;) > > maybe it's just a question of *who* is paying for the service (i.e., not > users) > > how do we increase archive reliability and performance? > > is it just a money issue? > > how do we make Bush pay for it? :p > > > > Clint Sharp wrote: > > > I'd be happy to dance. There are currently thousands of hosting > > options from thousands of providers who make it their business to > > maximize the amount of people you can fit onto one server. Those > > people are not the people on this list. I suggest you check them out. > > > > Vlog hosting needs two things, servers and bandwidth. A "collective" > > or a shared hosting resource of vloggers is never going to be able to > > compete with people who's business it is to make a profit doing this. > > You are not going to be able to rent a server from anyone, delve it up > > between a bunch of high-bandwidth users and make it economically > > feasible. The best option is to be in the hosting business, in which > > you divide up hosting resources between high bandwidth users and > > low-bandwidth users. Combining a group of unprofitable users is > > unprofitable, no matter how you do the math. Much better to let the > > companies whose business it is combine users who, while they may be > > allocated hundreds of gigabytes a month of transfer, don't use it, > > with users who do. > > > > There are two options in the vlog hosting world, and I don't see a > > need for a third. There are people who want to host their vlogs for > > free, and thus they make a tradeoff in terms of service, and there are > > those who are willing to pay. I'm all for free services, and I > > happily recommend them to people who don't really care whether their > > users can access their videos. There are also paid options, which > > cost a mimimal amount a month (honestly, if you can't afford $120/yr, > > you can't afford the camera and the computer to vlog either, > > probably). I recommend the paid options to most people. Who wants to > > invest the time and effort to create a middle option when the second > > option is already so cheap? > > > > Clint > > > > > > > > On 2/18/06, *David Howell* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > First off...*I* never asked a question. Learn reading skills. > > > > Second. My conversations take place in person where I can see a > > persons eyes. I trust about 1% of what I read online. > > > > Last. I really dont care about being part of some vlog collective. 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