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What would be the benefit for hosting a marketplace for FOSS apps in the first place? A FOSS non-profit can apply for a gratis Apple developer account -- https
by mattl 3y ago
What would be the benefit for hosting a marketplace for FOSS apps in the first place?
A FOSS non-profit can apply for a gratis Apple developer account -- https://developer.apple.com/support/fee-waiver/ https://developer.apple.com/support/fee-waiver/
- runjake 3y agoOne reason is in the terms you linked: To be eligible, you must: - Be a legal entity with a status as a nonprofit organization1, accredited educational institution2, or government entity; - Not be an individual, sole proprietor, or single-person business; There are a very high number of OSS developers not attached to a non-profit.
- mattl 3y agoRight, so an organization like say, Mozilla could set up and run an App Store for FOSS stuff, but would it even make sense for them to do it? For a comparable idea to say, F-Droid on iOS, an existing non-profit organization could step up and provide binaries of FOSS iOS apps today in the current app store. If one group did it, it would be easier to find the apps as you could browse by the company and see a wealth of FOSS apps.