I think it would be feasible for most apps given that it’s a million annual FIRST installs for free, but one would definitely need to find a way to monetize if the app gets too popular, which might be hard if your goal is to provide FOSS for the benefit of the community.
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narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I don’t think this is feasible because of the Core Technology Fee.
boonhet@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Imprint9816@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Why? FOSS apps can still charge money. Remember its free as in freedom not free as in free beer.
narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Yes it would, but afaik there’s no mechanism in place that prevents your app from going over 1 million installs. So if it explodes overnight, you have a potentially large bill all of a sudden.
akrz@programming.dev 2 months ago
I hope the EU will nuke that