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You might check out Aseprite. It's a a software which binaries are paid, but source code is free and you can just conpile a program for free if you want.
by maficious 6y ago
You might check out Aseprite. It's a a software which binaries are paid, but source code is free and you can just conpile a program for free if you want.
- hh3k0 6y agoAseprite came to mind for me, too. Then again, Aseprite is aimed at artists rather than programmers. I'd argue that most people who use it don't want to go through the hassle of compiling it themselves – compiling software can be a daunting task. I have the feeling that a similar business model ("free on github if you're willing to put a little work into it, paid in stores if you prefer comfort") wouldn't work as well as it does for Aseprite if the software would be aimed at programmers.
- maficious 6y agoTrue, this may have worked for Aseprite only because of the fact that the program was made for artists. So their sales haven't been hurt.
- xanthine 6y agoSame for the XMPP based chat app for android, Conversations (although F-droid already provides a compiled package, so users don't really have much incentive to buy the Play Store version).
- whereistimbo 6y agoArdour comes to mind. They don't even assist any building steps and just direct people to the paid download version. Simple Mobile Tools in Android too. Paid in Play Store, free in F-Droid. Simple Mobile Gallery is the top notch gallery app on Android.
- DEADBEEFC0FFEE 6y agoLovely app too. I looked at the effort required to compile and just paid the AU$28. Very happy.
- cryo 6y agoWhich leads to the question: Would you have paid/donated to the project if it were easy to compile? Like someone provided a simple compile script.