If you had told me a month ago that I would be thinking up $40k and $50k stretch goals, I would have laughed scornfully in your face. #sysadmin#ryoms#projectwelove
I backed @mwl's Run Your Own Mail Server kickstarter. Self-hosted infrastructure is a lot of work but can also have a lot of benefit, and I hope Michael's book will help more people take the plunge (on FreeBSD of course 😀).
Holy crap, "Run Your Own Mail Server" broke $30k while I was buying maple butter.
Financial goals are rather silly. I can't control how much money people spend. But I think I'd really like to have one thousand backers, just to get the information on how mail works out there. #ryoms#sysadmin
I'll even make Rat Pancakes to encourage them to attend.
Backers of all levels get four books, the release party, and the (unfortunate) video of me doing the Happy Dance. Plus whatever stretch goals get unlocked in the remaining days.
When I left Twitter, I worried that it would impact my ability to make a living.
That worry was unfounded.
Would I be doing better if I was still on Twitter? Perhaps. But looking at my #ryoms visitors on Kickstarter, it's clear that the fedi is a more than adequate replacement.
One week until I have to start shilling the #RYOMS. Beat the rush! Sign up for the announcement and back it during the first hour, then you can mute the hashtag. :flan_flaneur: