[Adminsysters] hosting costs 2020

[Donna Metzlar]

Hi,

On 10/28/19 8:17 PM, mara wrote:
> I'd like some more information about how many people would use the VPN
> from mur.at and what the share of hardware includes exactly.

I can ask what they expect. The issue is bandwidth use, this costs
money. So we can share in that sense - mur.at provides hosting/bandwidth
and we provide the service.

> A VPN that gives access to all internet takes a lot of bandwidth and
> resources. I'd see the service for emergency situations than a regular
> service. E.x when we travel abroad and we need to hide our IPs, or when
> a feminist or political group has temporarily need to circumvent censorship.

Agreed.

> Raising the costs a bit more but keeping our autonomy would make more
> sense to me.

Can you elaborate?

Donna