[–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

Yeah. "How are they supposed to make their money" is a question that I'm grappling with right now. OSS is hard enough with a straightforward MIT license but figuring out how to monetize in the OSS space (that doesn't always reward nuance), adds a lot of complexity. I'm starting fresh, so I'm not changing anything on anyone... but getting a monetization strategy that is 100% perfect out of the gate is not likely so seeing this vs. a response like Pangolin's is helpful.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Really glad you replied. Thank you. Your points are really good ones. I want to build something (software) for myself and the community but also struggle with where to draw the line when it comes to making my product generate revenue too. It's a thing we don't really talk about when it comes to OSS. Maybe we should create a new category called SOSS, (sustainable oss) lol.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You have this semi-backwards. The VC isn't really a leech because Plex pitches the venture fund with a well developed enshittification plan already in place. Assuming everyone is acting in good faith (i.e. the VC doesn't just want to just shut it down and sell Plex for parts), Plex's (enshittification) plan is the reason it makes sense for the venture fund to invest in the first place. Plex promises their plan is why the VC will make an outsized return on their investment and it is what the VC validates as part of their pre-investment due diligence. But that plan is created (and sometimes even put into operation) before any VC investment occurs.

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  • submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
     

    Running a Jellyfin server behind a gluetun container (bc IPTV). Everything works perfectly with one exception: multicast. The use case is DLNA; interoperability between the JF server and my home receiver (to listen to music).

    I have the DLNA plugin installed. I also pass the FIREWALL_OUTBOUND_SUBNET variable in the docker-compose.

    Gluetun docker-compose.yml is here. Relevent Jellyfin logs are here.

    Anyone know how to make mDNS work?

    Edit: spelling

     

    Copied from redlib/r/selfhosted:

    Hoarder is rebranding to Karakeep

    As you might know from my previous post, Hoarder (github link) has been caught up in an ongoing trademark dispute. Since the legal process is still unresolved, I’ll have to save the full story for another time. For now, I’ve decided that the best path forward is to rebrand.

    Starting today, Hoarder is rebranding to Karakeep!

    The name Karakeep is inspired by the Arabic word "كراكيب" (karakeeb), a colloquial term commonly used to refer to miscellaneous clutter, odds and ends, or items that may seem disorganized but often hold personal value or hidden usefulness. It evokes the image of a messy drawer or forgotten box, full of stuff you can't quite throw away—because somehow, it matters (or more likely, because you're a hoarder!).

    Over the next couple of weeks, things will start getting renamed to Karakeep (the repo, apps, extensions, etc). hoarder.app will soon also begin redirecting to our new domain: karakeep.app.

    I took pride in coming up with "hoarder" as the name for the project. I've spent months searching for a different name, but nothing felt as good as hoarder was. But it's time to move on. I'm incredibly grateful for the support this community has shown throughout the whole thing. Hopefully, I can now focus my time and energy on what matters: building Karakeep.

    It goes without saying, but please refrain from contacting the other party in any way, shape, or form.

    https://redlib.kylrth.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1js667o/hoarder_is_rebranding_to_karakeep/

    submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
     

    I'm moderately experienced with linux. Been using it as my daily driver since 2018. Mostly using Fedora but also have a Debian server. I'm pretty comfortable with systemd but don't love the bloat.

    Anyway, I've decided that I'd like to try Arch. So I'm looking for tutorials to help me learn or get familiar with Arch instead of just diving in head first like a madlad.

    So what Arch tutorials do you like and are there any that you'd recommend that I watch?

    Edit: lmao you guys are brutal. yeah i know about the arch wiki, rtfm and all that. I know i'll be spending a lot of time with the wiki. I just wanted to get a rough intro first. Well, I guess I'm off to read the fkin wiki now.

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