Amiga.org Lifetime Membership Special

[buzz]

aah back at this one again. The Infamous hosting costs. I think the truth is they are not paying very much a month, and avoided answering last time this discussion came up. If they are paying as much as it would seem (from the constant asking the users for money), they should look at other hosting options as this site is on a shared server and shouldn't be costing much at all.

[buzz]

it's pricey for a "shared" host. It's not a lot of money in general though no. According to the "donations" page the last donation was in April 2010 Not sure I trust the information given!

If it isn't a lot of money, then why are the users being constantly asked to pay for the hosting ? I host projects. I pay for it myself - so I don't see why I need to help everyone else with their hosting costs.

Sure have a donations button, but it's like an ask for money operation every couple of months here.

[buzz]

amiga.org is currently hosted here btw - http://www.hostgator.com (which hosts their stuff at theplanet.com - now softlayer.com) - on a shared machine with other sites. They share an ip address with other sites too - such as shebayer.com, bobcesca.com and babystrollerzone.com amongst others. This is already in the realm of what I would call "super cheap" hosting.

[buzz]

I don't think you have been understanding what you have been observing from what you have written in your second paragraph. Or just had your eyes shut, like most current "Amiga Users". (Actually I think even most Amiga users are not fooled by the CUSA nonsense).

[buzz]

also:

"But with the support of the community perhaps we will get our ideal dream machine soon..."

if commodore OS is your dream, just buy an off the shelf PC and run Ubuntu/Mint and give it a C= theme with lots of C= logos etc.

[buzz]

Why is it all about money to you ? (even measuring what someone has contributed by how much $). The "Amiga Community" would be better off without everyone trying to make a quick buck.