Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 days agoSignal is the No. 1 downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why?techcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square114fedilinkarrow-up1269arrow-down12
arrow-up1267arrow-down1external-linkSignal is the No. 1 downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why?techcrunch.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square114fedilink
minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·23 hours ago self hosted means hosted by yourself A lot of selfhosters share with family. I’m not gonna make my wife spin up her own servers when she can use mine.
minus-squarebrrt@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·23 hours agoAnd what would you call your wife in this scenario? A selfhoster? Or a user of a service hosted by boonhet? She’s not using a selfhosted service, she’s using a boonhet-hosted service. Because she has no control over the service or her data.
A lot of selfhosters share with family. I’m not gonna make my wife spin up her own servers when she can use mine.
And what would you call your wife in this scenario? A selfhoster? Or a user of a service hosted by boonhet?
She’s not using a selfhosted service, she’s using a boonhet-hosted service. Because she has no control over the service or her data.
That’s just being overly pedantic.