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Hey! Sorry I realize now maybe the idea of Git-powered products wasn't very clear. No forking/reselling takes place (unless of course that is desired by the pr

Hey! Sorry I realize now maybe the idea of Git-powered products wasn't very clear. No forking/reselling takes place (unless of course that is desired by the product creator). The only role Git plays is first-class support for developers to do things like: 1. Do a "git pull" to get product updates instead of having to go to some online UI (like CodeCanyon) to get a zip archive, then manually do a diff to see what changed. And my favorite thing is you can add the git repo in your package manager (like npm or composer), which none of the other product platforms allow. 2. Creators can make releases (like GitHub does them), which is very cool for managing release-specific issues/bugs, handling subscriptions per-release, or allowing customers to get updates only when you're ready for a release. As far as compensation goes for any collab done related to this HN post, I'm open to any suggestions. My main goal is to find creators, not to profit from the collaboration directly. Mostly just looking for fun creators to work with and willing to help them any way I can!

sharemywin 9y ago
imagine if I put an image up and someone wants to use it for a landing page template sold on your space. I could offer the image for sale at $100, but if they use it in a template I might take 10% of their sales of that product.
w458cmau 9y ago
Now that I am thinking about it I am amazed that this is not how existing platforms work.
- zschuessler 9y ago
  Right! I've been developing this for almost a year now, and any time I spoke about it at a networking event, each dev says "Wait, you're right. Why doesn't this exist?" It has been nice to hear that, it helps with the crushing doubt in my mind that I've wasted the past 7 months of my life.
  - sharemywin 9y ago
    so, your core use case is a marketplace for code packages. The thing you offer no one else does. So, if I do a git pull or link to a package on something I haven't paid for it will block me?

sharemywin 9y ago

imagine if I put an image up and someone wants to use it for a landing page template sold on your space. I could offer the image for sale at $100, but if they use it in a template I might take 10% of their sales of that product.

w458cmau 9y ago

Now that I am thinking about it I am amazed that this is not how existing platforms work.

zschuessler 9y ago
Right! I've been developing this for almost a year now, and any time I spoke about it at a networking event, each dev says "Wait, you're right. Why doesn't this exist?" It has been nice to hear that, it helps with the crushing doubt in my mind that I've wasted the past 7 months of my life.
- sharemywin 9y ago
  so, your core use case is a marketplace for code packages. The thing you offer no one else does. So, if I do a git pull or link to a package on something I haven't paid for it will block me?