WavesMesh: Pay-what-you-can community-owned ISP for Baltimore

Re:WavesMesh: Pay-what-you-can community-owned ISP for Balti... by ibraheemmmoosa on Monday December 14, 2020 @01:10AM (#25414080)

I wonder if this is economically viable.

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Re:WavesMesh: Pay-what-you-can community-owned ISP for Balti... by sushshshsh on Monday December 14, 2020 @01:17AM (#25414111)

What happens when freeloaders show up? Perpetual energy?

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Re:WavesMesh: Pay-what-you-can community-owned ISP for Balti... by rektide on Monday December 14, 2020 @09:16AM (#25417747)

The marginal cost for most extra users is tiny, so, nothing happens. Freeloaders welcome. But please pay; there are some pretty serious costs.

If a user does start using an inordinate amount of resources, perhaps they can be throttled. Or asked to pay a little more than they had been paying.

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Re:WavesMesh: Pay-what-you-can community-owned ISP for Balti... by gabriel_shatana on Monday December 14, 2020 @03:07AM (#25414621)

It's the tragedy of the commons

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Re:WavesMesh: Pay-what-you-can community-owned ISP for Balti... by samoa42 on Monday December 14, 2020 @03:54AM (#25414852)

i guess there is hope that whales or public funding will cover them

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Re:WavesMesh: Pay-what-you-can community-owned ISP for Balti... by dddw on Monday December 14, 2020 @04:07AM (#25414898)

Fair use policy?

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