[anti-censorship-team] [support at greenhost.nl: [eclips.is] Planning eclips.is platform 2024 - 2025]

[David Fifield]

FYI, I received this email from eclips.is, where the Snowflake broker is
hosted. We currently pay nothing for the service, but it sounds like
they are moving to a model where some of the users pay. The closing of
the Miami location does not affect us, I believe.


----- Forwarded message from "eclips.is" <support at greenhost.nl> -----

Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:53:42 +0000
From: "eclips.is" <support at greenhost.nl>
To: david at bamsoftware.com
Subject: [eclips.is] Planning eclips.is platform 2024 - 2025

Hello Tor pluggable transports,

A few months ago, we asked you to fill out a survey on your needs, use, and
financial options regarding the Eclips.is project. Taking those answers into
account, we are working towards a sustainable structure for Eclips.is.

While we are working on a detailed plan, we already wanted to provide you with
some information about the overall strategy.

Financially, we will be moving towards a hybrid model where people contribute
to the maintenance of the platform based on their budgetary options. This way,
we trust we can still offer the platform free of charge to those organizations
that need it most and/or do not have budget available, while stronger shoulders
can contribute. Once the details and requirements are clear, we will share
those with you.

In addition to generating some funds as described above, we also want to
optimize maintenance processes and running costs, so we can serve as many
organizations as possible for the lowest costs. We will be doing this in two
ways:

- We will integrate the current Eclips.is platform into our Greenhost platform.
This makes it easier to maintain the platform and makes it possible to offer
(hybrid) payment models.

- We will, unfortunately, close down the Miami location. The IPs and VPSs will
be migrated to Amsterdam. This migration will begin in October 2024, and of
course, we will try to limit the impact as much as possible.

eclips.is users who have machines hosted at that location will receive
additional information on the migration process, such as an exact time frame,
in the months and weeks leading up to this migration.

Greenhost is committed to the platform and has secured resources for eclips.is
until the end of 2025. Throughout this reorganization, we will be working
closely with the Open Technology Foundation (OTF) for a longer sustainability
plan to ensure we can continue supporting data privacy and the internet freedom
community.

If you have any questions regarding this reorganization, please let us know!

The Greenhost/eclips.is Team

Questions? Contact us on support at eclips.is


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