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Re:Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative by JaneLovesDotNet on Thursday October 19, 2023 @06:56AM (#37941102)
What's the value prop of running your own instance vs just using pairdrop.net infra itself?
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Re:Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative by steve1977 on Thursday October 19, 2023 @07:00AM (#37941133)
Running it on your own infrastructure?
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Re:Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative by JaneLovesDotNet on Thursday October 19, 2023 @07:03AM (#37941152)
That's not a value proposition. That's more of a definition :-P

I'm thinking things along the lines of privacy, security, speed, etc

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Re:Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative by newsclues on Thursday October 19, 2023 @07:27AM (#37941338)
Lots of reasons to self host things for this privacy is a big one but owning a service instead of renting means you don’t need to worry about the landlord or service provider raising prices or kicking you out.
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Re:Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative by letrix on Sunday October 29, 2023 @05:15PM (#38062893)
SnapDrop/PairDrop is famous for going offline sometimes. It happened to me once.
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