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>>waxpan+(OP)
I started building an open source private blogging system[1] when my first kid was born, and it eventually evolved into the skeleton of a social network--but fully decentralized using RSS and self- (or paid-) hosting. I concluded the only way for a network to actually avoid selling out was for there to be nothing to sell. If I give away the software, and don't control the network then there is no need for users to trust me. It continues to be an interesting journey as a side-project (not raising money means I'm still working a day-job).

[1]: https://havenweb.org

>>mawise+oI
it is an interesting idea. Setup and migration should be very simple (install and done). Otherwise not many people will go that route. With other federated services, it is usually almost the same as with a private platform. Most of the users will be on a single server.