I don't get the part about Homebrew. If you're using Homebrew, it doesn't make a ton of sense to use Itch.io. Just use Homebrew. Seems like a more appropriate place to distribute a dev tool anyway. You could set up a patreon and print a link to it when appropriate. That's basically what Vim does.

I agree that Apple is dumb of course.

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thayne 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

They want to have a way for users to pay them. Itch.io has that, homebrew doesn't.

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jameshart 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Okay, but then the argument that Apple is charging them to certify their software and that is excluding hobbyists falls away doesn’t it? Now you’re not a hobbyist.

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thayne 2 hours ago | parent [-]

1. Having a way for some users to show their appreciation by paying you a few bucks doesn't make it not a hobby

2. The expected income is way less than the developer fee, much less the expensive hardware required.

	▲	jameshart 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Publishing a tip jar link is going to be possible no matter how you distribute. The desire to use itch is about wanting to sell.

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novok an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

homebrew voluntarily applies the quarantine flag on casks (ex: apps) so you still need to pay the apple dev tax to distribute your mini app that way, itch.io does not so you don't get the lying scarewall