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This didn't go so well for Docker Inc. when they tried to do this with Docker Hub



Doesn't matter, the PSF is not for profit. If people starts trying to avoid the throttle by using alternatives, it just saves money.


AIUI, PyPI doesn't _actually_ cost that much to host: it's all donated/sponsored hosting (with data largely served from Fastly), and the "cost" I'd expect is "what it would cost if we actually had to pay the normal published prices".




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