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Subject: Re: Rockbox hosting

Re: Rockbox hosting

From: aurelian rosca via rockbox-dev <rockbox-dev_at_cool.haxx.se>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:43:57 +0300

Can we move The website to a sharing hosting? Also i suppose we are a large
community so if we donate each one aroud 10$ we surely cover all website
costs

Mar, 22 oct. 2019, 16:47 Paul Louden via rockbox-dev <
rockbox-dev_at_cool.haxx.se> a scris:

> I can't speak to the hosting costs and donation rates, but as someone who
> ran the forums for a long time, I can see a very real benefit to 'retiring
> the old and starting over.' People often want to respond to extremely old
> threads, not realizing that the information is outdated and no longer
> relevant. Also, as the project changes over the years, there's real value
> in re-evaluating the entire layout, looking at which parts are most active
> (and seeing if they can be split) and which parts are least active (and
> seeing if they can be merged into other areas, or re-focused, etc). I mean,
> looking at the forums, they're still more or less the layout I set up more
> than a decade ago.
>
> The forums are old, and most of what's in them is, at best, only of
> historical interest, and not useful to current and potential future users.
>
> On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 8:23 AM Jason Arthur Taylor via rockbox-dev <
> rockbox-dev_at_cool.haxx.se> wrote:
>
>> I'm skeptical of this. Is there proof of this expense? I'm also
>> skeptical of this idea of removing forums. I'm even skeptical of the
>> motives of those in charge here. It is unacceptable to me that the paypal
>> donations are not both public and in realtime. If you compare this random
>> post about hosting prices
>> https://www.websitebuilderexpert.com/web-hosting-services/cost-to-host-a-website/
>> it's also real hard to explain $700/year.
>>
>> My $0.02. Ban me if you want.
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 2:43 AM Wilgus William via rockbox-dev <
>> rockbox-dev_at_cool.haxx.se> wrote:
>>
>>> Scorche is currently paying $700 / year to host rockbox.org
>>>
>>> Propose some of the donated money go towards the hosting bills
>>>
>>> Anyone have a better idea?
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jason Taylor
>> 301-277-1909 (Work Landline Telephone) 240-471-5613 (textable cellphone)
>> I respond in some fashion to all emails with new subjects directed
>> specifically to me within 48 hours, so try again by phone if I don't
>> respond, because it means that I didn't get your message.
>>
>>
Received on 2019-10-22

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