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submitted 22 hours ago by TheIPW@lemmy.ml to c/selfhost@lemmy.ml

I recently came across a video by Loyal Moses titled "They're Banning Your Home Server".

This got me thinking about what it means for anyone who likes running their own gear.

The industry lobby's framing around private servers feels like a major mask-off moment for big tech, treating user-controlled hardware as a threat.

I have written a short piece in reaction to the video and would love to hear your thoughts.


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[-] Dultas@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago

I have a feeling Microsoft has been itching to shut down the Java edition since they acquired it. They just know how much publicly comes from content based on the Java edition.

[-] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

For sure.

Streamers and content creators all use Java.

Those creators are the very reason Minecraft gets as much reach as it does.

If it wasn't for them, Java would be long dead and the game would be stuffed with microtransactions.

As a long-time player and Java server operator, all I can say is thank you to the streamers for keeping a good thing going.

[-] Dultas@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Yeah, I have like a half dozen MC containers sitting idle and the kids have access in Proxmox to start and stop them if they want to play. They play bedrock on their Switches but that's the only place they play it.

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