Comment by jethro_tell
3 years ago
The reason it's an institution is because it hasn't been bought by some corp trying to squeeze value out of eyeballs, which is why it hasn't really changed much.
However, it takes money and time to keep it around in a not for profit way, so it will be an institution as long as it's funding is the same.
Yeah I really hope that if Ycombinator ever wants to pull out, that they don't sell it but let the community pull together to support it. I'd gladly donate to keep it running as it is.
It would be even better if they just keep doing it as they are though <3
Considering the hardware it's running on, it wouldn't cost much to keep it running.
More the labor I'd assume. Development to continue scaling, maintenance and moderation.