IMO both are necessary. For one, I think I have done my job here, and would like the community to take over. So it would require that we (petites singularités) pass on the infrastructure to some formal body that we can ensure will be fostering the trend impulsed so far and not diverge away from it too much. It would then require that at least three system administrators are active on this service (we’re two, but in practice, I’m alone), and that there are more moderators as well.
I’ve been trying to handle this responsibility for a while, without much success. Now there’s a deadline: the activitypub.eu domain that hosts this community’s email service expires on September 10, 2025. I do not intend to renew it unless there is a solid ongoing plan for the community for taking over this infrastructure, including financially. Our non-profit has been paying for everything (hosting, domain, and work) since 2019 without a single external contribution (except in kind, by a number of people here).
So, either way the change is coming. I’d rather have it come in a structured way.