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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I don't think it's downloading apps that is hard necessarily, but there are a few big barriers getting in the way for casual users to run a self-hosted FOSS solution:

  • seeing a problem with their current way of doing things
  • knowing other options exist
  • having the confidence to feel like setup won't be a headache, or that maintenance won't be a problem with their non-tech background

I think its pretty understandable that a normal person would preference "one simple app" than a DIY 2 app system when you consider the above.