It made me wonder how this kind of distribution fits into the philosophy of the Fediverse. Decentralization usually pushes toward open‑source, self‑hosting, and community‑driven tools — so I’m curious how people here view small indie tools distributed through platforms like Gumroad.

Is PWYW + closed‑source compatible with the Fediverse mindset? What do you personally expect from small tools shared in a decentralized ecosystem?

For context, here’s the project I’m experimenting with:

GitHub: https://github.com/Mietkiewski/MPomidoro

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[–] projectmoon@social.agnos.is 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

@mietkiewski_dev@lemmy.world aside from closed source being unethical, closing the source to a pomodoro timer doesn't really make sense since there's so many such timers available under user friendly licenses.

[–] mietkiewski_dev@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Fair point. This one started as a personal experiment, not a stance. I’m mainly trying to understand whether the pushback is more about ethics, practicality, or just Fediverse culture.