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98 points · 53 comments · pawelwentpawel

  1. coldblues · · focus · HN ↗
    Performance is poor with frequent stutters.

    I think we peaked at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gather.town&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gather.town&#x2F;

    The only on-par open source solution is <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;workadventu.re&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;workadventu.re&#x2F;, but it is impossible to self-host to the point that one would think they&#x27;re doing it on purpose so that you pay them for hosting.

    1. pawelwentpawel · · focus · HN ↗
      Hey, thanks for the feedback! It might be the first map load that&#x27;s a bit heavy (I&#x27;m working on this now) - later once everything is loaded it should be much faster. Was it just the first couple seconds that were problematic for you or you stayed longer?

      PS. there is also a bunch of graphic tiers which suit more older machines. If you click on the top right there is a menu which has a graphics tab. It should switch automatically after a while too.

    2. serf · · focus · HN ↗
      &gt;The only on-par open source solution is <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;workadventu.re&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;workadventu.re&#x2F;, but it is impossible to self-host to the point that one would think they&#x27;re doing it on purpose so that you pay them for hosting.

      is there a name for this? I&#x27;ve seen it all over recently. Ente products are like that; it&#x27;s self-hostable but you&#x27;ve gotta really want it.

      One trademark of this : the first steps of install are easy, but then it progresses into this quagmire of no-docs&#x2F;old-docs&#x2F;presets that favor the company somehow.

      one of these things, (maybe ente photos&#x2F;auth?) were self-hostable but there was a secret button on the mobile app that had to be known about to input a server URI outside of the cloud host to connect the app to the server backend that&#x27;s self-hosted. Why would you go to that extent if not to add friction?

      1. pwython · · focus · HN ↗
        &gt; is there a name for this?

        <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Open-core_model" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Open-core_model

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