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Does a pay‑what‑you‑want Gumroad model make sense in a decentralized ecosystem like the Fediverse? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago by mietkiewski_dev@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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I built a tiny terminal Pomodoro timer for myself and released it on Gumroad as closed‑source, pay‑what‑you‑want, no DRM.

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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[–] mietkiewski_dev@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Yeah, I agree — federation doesn’t really apply here. I was asking more about expectations around distribution in a decentralized space, not about federating a storefront. Just trying to see where people draw the line for small indie tools.