▲ 978 ▼ Exciting news! The free API you were using is no more free! (feddit.it) submitted 2 years ago* by Moonrise2473@feddit.it to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 175 comments fedilink hide all child comments Exciting news for who? Only the site owner is excited that a free resource now requires a subscription "Yay! Now I have to pay another subscription! I'm so excited! Let's celebrate with them!" - nobody
[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah again so why limit the amount permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Empyreus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why don't you go host it yourself then? And open it up to everyone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago You know what? If you gave me a datadump and a docker image, I'd host it, for free. Insane I know permalink fedilink source parent [–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 2 years ago* If a server costs X and the amount of free users is Y and VIP is Z then you'd need to create an equilibrium where you can make more money to sustain the infrastructure and have enough in case it goes belly up. Aka: If 10k users are free, and the income from VIP or ads is Z then you have to limit the capabilities of the free users to sustain the platform which in turn can stay (to some anount) free because the VIPs pay for it. Means: Limit API calls. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Empyreus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why don't you go host it yourself then? And open it up to everyone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago You know what? If you gave me a datadump and a docker image, I'd host it, for free. Insane I know permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago You know what? If you gave me a datadump and a docker image, I'd host it, for free. Insane I know permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 2 years ago* If a server costs X and the amount of free users is Y and VIP is Z then you'd need to create an equilibrium where you can make more money to sustain the infrastructure and have enough in case it goes belly up. Aka: If 10k users are free, and the income from VIP or ads is Z then you have to limit the capabilities of the free users to sustain the platform which in turn can stay (to some anount) free because the VIPs pay for it. Means: Limit API calls. permalink fedilink source parent