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First off, I hope your server is still okay. I tried to login, and after my 3rd pasword attempt (I use multiple paswords so I tend to forget which one to use for what), the connection terminated and I haven't been able to reconnect. I hope it just blocked my ip instead of that I caused the server to go down.Anyway, you are free to delete all data in my personal folder. I don't need it to be backupped and I don't need it to be transfered to the new server, so that it won't give any problems during the migration. It was for a school project that's over now and I already have backups for it myself.
Didn't it go down in August due to lack of donations?
Quote from: ben_g on August 23, 2014, 10:02:32 amFirst off, I hope your server is still okay. I tried to login, and after my 3rd pasword attempt (I use multiple paswords so I tend to forget which one to use for what), the connection terminated and I haven't been able to reconnect. I hope it just blocked my ip instead of that I caused the server to go down.Anyway, you are free to delete all data in my personal folder. I don't need it to be backupped and I don't need it to be transfered to the new server, so that it won't give any problems during the migration. It was for a school project that's over now and I already have backups for it myself.Probably just a minor blip with SSH, no worries. Your data doesn't take up much space anyway!Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on August 23, 2014, 10:14:57 amDidn't it go down in August due to lack of donations?Nope! I mean, I make fun little threat about donations, but I think it'd be a little too evil to pull the plug!It's true that the lack of donations kinda hurts my wallet, but that's pretty much why I'm trying to get the migration going!
True although not to be rude, in the past two years there were several messages that made it look like Withgusto was in constant danger of closing if it did not meet a certain donation goal. It might be best to avoid "Boy who cried wolf" scenarios as people will start taking the service for granted while donating less, thinking it's not needed after all. (Not to mention if people discover you are 18+ they might be less tempted to donate as they'll assume you have a job to pay the server)
But it was in danger of being closed. Albert is a poor student. He doesn't have a steady income like I do. Omni is never going to go away while I'm still making money. I do wish I didn't have to pay for it all, but not enough people to monthly donations for me to reimburse myself yet.It's not a boy who cried wolf situation, it's a "Money is getting really tight here, and I need help to keep paying for the server, otherwise I might have to eat less this month" situation.
Just noticed, why isn't this on http://withg.org/blog/ ?
Good to hear. As for the tuition fee issue, this is why you have to move to Quebec province, where college tuition fees are under $200 and university ones about $2000
What sucks is that when you start using a new service, they often remove a feature you like immediately. For example, just as I upgraded to unlimited bandwidth in 2007 with my ISP, they decided to add a 100 GB cap. Or in late August, I started preparing a CD music store on Reverbnation and even ordered myself three samples, only to get told the next day that this service will be terminated in a month. All of those incidents are coincidences, but sometimes it always fall on the same person and I tend to be very unlucky with that >.<