MasterPain@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoWhat would happen to Lemmy if lemmy.world or lemmy.ml ran out of funds to continue hosting and decided to shut down their services?message-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down12
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squareWhat would happen to Lemmy if lemmy.world or lemmy.ml ran out of funds to continue hosting and decided to shut down their services?MasterPain@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squaredarkdemize@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down1·3 months agoNothing. That’s the whole point of federation. Other instances would still be online, and it would be business as usual there. There would likely be discussion about it on other instances, but Lemmy wouldn’t shut down just because .world or .ml went offline.
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 months agoWell, not exactly nothing, the communities on them would likely move or merge somewhere else.
Nothing. That’s the whole point of federation.
Other instances would still be online, and it would be business as usual there.
There would likely be discussion about it on other instances, but Lemmy wouldn’t shut down just because .world or .ml went offline.
Well, not exactly nothing, the communities on them would likely move or merge somewhere else.