[anti-censorship-team] [eclips.is] The future of eclips.is

[David Fifield]

The Snowflake broker is currently hosted on Greenhost's subsidized
eclips.is platform. Their funding has ended, and they are moving to a
partial user-pays model. For the next year Greenhost will self-fund up
to 50 EUR per month per user. I am not sure whether we fit under that
threshold.

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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:43:05 +0000
From: Greenhost <support at greenhost.nl>
To: david at bamsoftware.com
Subject: [eclips.is] The future of eclips.is


Hello david at bamsoftware.com,

Hope you’re doing well! We’re happy to inform you that all VPSs have
been successfully migrated from our Miami data center to Amsterdam. Please
take a moment to check that your VPS is functioning as expected, and let us
know if you encounter any issues.

As mentioned earlier this year, funding support from the Open Technology
Fund (OTF) will conclude on October 31st, 2024 (today). However, Greenhost
is committed to ensuring continued service and will fully support eclips.is
through December 31st, 2024.

Starting January 1st, 2025, Greenhost will migrate eclips.is to a hybrid
model. We will provide every account with a free tier of up to EUR 50 per
month. Based on usage data, this will cover about 90% of current accounts.
As a result, for the majority of accounts/users, nothing will change. For
accounts using more resources, the portion above EUR 50 per month will be
charged, with a discount of 25% applied.

This model will be in place until at least October 31st, 2025. During the
year, we will assess this model and determine if it is sustainable
long-term.

With this approach, Greenhost has found a good balance between continuing
to fully support grassroots and small organizations, and providing heavy
users with an affordable service.

This sponsorship represents approximately €120,000 per year, and
Greenhost is proud to be able to provide this service to the community
without funding. However, we are dedicated to exploring extra funding
options to further support the community and broaden our user base.

For users who can fully cover their service costs, we encourage you to
purchase directly through the Greenhost website. Direct purchases
strengthen our ability to support the community in the long term. Thank you
for being part of this journey!


The Greenhost Team

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