It’s notable how prevalent AGPLv3 licensing is all throughout the Fediverse. This, and the fact user accounts are decoupled from the federated frontends present a radically different incentive structure for providers compared to the traditional model of social media.
You can feel the impact this has when browsing PeerTube: eclectic videos — a good sign of a burgeoning ecosystem — but with video buffering rates seemingly decades behind YT.
I’m actually a huge fan of the fediverse. But if PeerTube in particular wants to hit it big, there are some serious scalability issues which need to be addressed, despite fediverse development being largely antithetical to profit.
You can feel the impact this has when browsing PeerTube: eclectic videos — a good sign of a burgeoning ecosystem — but with video buffering rates seemingly decades behind YT.
I’m actually a huge fan of the fediverse. But if PeerTube in particular wants to hit it big, there are some serious scalability issues which need to be addressed, despite fediverse development being largely antithetical to profit.