| ▲ | rubymamis 4 hours ago |
| As a FOSS maintainer myself, I recommend you to charge (a small amount of) money for the app. People could always compile and run the app themselves still, so paying for the app is a clear way to support the project. I see that you have donation on your page, but it rarely happens that people donate. Just my 2 cents. |
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| ▲ | nativeforks 4 hours ago | parent [-] |
| Thanks for the suggestion. I do plan to publish the app on Google Play as well. While much of the audience is FOSS-oriented, there are also users who aren’t familiar with open source or compiling apps themselves, like here: https://github.com/CompassMB/MBCompass/issues/48. For them, donations are a simple way to support the project, and they’re definitely appreciated. |
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| ▲ | Milpotel 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | Some projects offer the app for free on Fdroid and charge a small fee on Play. Might be an option as well. | | |
| ▲ | nativeforks 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | Thanks! MBCompass will stay fully FOSS and free. Donations are extremely rare (tbh, I've not received a single one), especially from the Foss Android community, but they’re still very helpful for long-term sustainability (given Google's non-sense Play monthly policies) and greatly appreciated, especially for users new to open source. | | |
| ▲ | embedding-shape 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | > (tbh, I've not received a single one), Not true anymore! \o/ I don't use Android anymore, but I agree a lot with the principles you've shared here, so it's a thank you for sharing that. And I know how difficult it is to get the first donations, and after you get the first, it's much easier to get the later ones. So best of luck, and I hope you'll remain steadfast with your principles when it'll matter! :) | | |
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