I’m fairly new and don’t 100% understand it yet, but instances are run on servers that require money. Are we heading towards seeing ads or subscriptions to raise funds instead of relying on donations to cover overhead?
Especially with the influx of new users. Hardware upgrades are needed.
I’m game for a mixed model with some advertisements, but it cannot become reliant on ad revenue to exist. Beyond that, some kind of cheap membership model could work.