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Re:Ask HN: What does self-hosting mean? by mycloud on Friday April 21, 2017 @09:43AM (#14165496)
Ok that is just quoting the wikipedia article, my question though was if that is actually the only correct usage of the term, since searching on google reveals pretty much only what you refer to as "on-premises software". Somehow this is strange to me that so many people are off, thus my question in the first place.
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Re:Ask HN: What does self-hosting mean? by dozzie on Friday April 21, 2017 @10:01AM (#14165674)
> my question though was if that is actually the only correct usage of the term

Is the meaning of "server" the only correct usage of the word "host"? Because it's the same situation.

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Re:Ask HN: What does self-hosting mean? by mycloud on Friday April 21, 2017 @10:13AM (#14165762)
At least in those situations wikipedia does not have a single answer, which is what I would have expected for self-hosting as well. Especially given the quite different use-cases of it. That triggered my question.
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Re:Ask HN: What does self-hosting mean? by twobyfour on Saturday April 22, 2017 @09:37AM (#14172432)
The great thing about Wikipedia is that when it's inaccurate or confusing, you can correct it yourself!
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Re:Ask HN: What does self-hosting mean? by mycloud on Saturday April 22, 2017 @05:51PM (#14175022)
Indeed. Thought it would be good to get knowledgeable feedback here about the issue.
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