SwooshBakery624 [they/them]@programming.dev to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 5 hours agoHow shitty standards stick aroundprogramming.devimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down17
arrow-up1134arrow-down1imageHow shitty standards stick aroundprogramming.devSwooshBakery624 [they/them]@programming.dev to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 5 hours agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarelepinkainen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 hours agoIf someone uploads a photo or video, the server hosts it and sends to everyone. Expensive
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 hours agoIsn’t that how it’s supposed to work? What’s the alternate model?
minus-squarenkk@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-242 minutes agoI think they meant each server hosts the same files, not just the home server. Here’s how Fluxer plans on doing it: https://fluxer.app/blog/roadmap-2026#why-polyproto-and-not-matrix
minus-squareHerbGrower@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoCan you choose to host it without video and limited image size?
Why is matrix expensive?
If someone uploads a photo or video, the server hosts it and sends to everyone.
Expensive
Isn’t that how it’s supposed to work? What’s the alternate model?
I think they meant each server hosts the same files, not just the home server.
Here’s how Fluxer plans on doing it: https://fluxer.app/blog/roadmap-2026#why-polyproto-and-not-matrix
Can you choose to host it without video and limited image size?
You can limit upload size.