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  • TL;DR: Do not sell the app, sell the service

    After reading all the comments, I am a bit confused.

    Based on my understanding, this a self-hostable, privacy friendly app, that does not contain a libre license, as you plan on monetizing it.

    First of all, the primary reasons of opting for libre software are privacy and freedom. So, the lack of such license can be considered a red flag.

    Second, a lot of privacy conscious Android users download their apps from services like F-Droid, that have strict rules against closed-source. So, trying to sell a privacy solution on Play Store does not sound like a good business model.

    Tips for monetizing a libre service:

    1. The client should have a libre license. You code running on the user's device should be verifiable.
    2. Charge for your STUN/TURN server.
    3. Sell the server blob. Sandboxing apps on a Linux system is far easier (to prevent them from accessing the internet and potentially leak data).

    There are apps that are even available on F-Droid, and are similarly monetized. Some examples, that I use, are: Bitwarden, Mullvad, Telegram and Tailscale.

  • I have Debian on a laptop that I don't use that much, and I use Nix package manager for managing the apps I use.

    Running Arch was a nightmare, as I was updating once every 1-2 months and I was getting lots of conflicts.

  • Programmer Humor @lemmy.ml
    jim3692 @discuss.online

    I love DB

    robot rule

  • Being on the IT industry, I can assure you that AI can teach you more stuff than most teachers. But that's not to give credit to AI, it's a result of my country, and many others, not investing on education.

  • My question is: even if EU manages to apply laws for backdooring encryption, wouldn't cybercriminals just use different tools? They may force Signal to backdoor its encryption, but what about Briar? Will they backdoor the Tor network? Will they ban it entirely? What about Matrix? They can't prevent offshore encrypted instances.

  • AnarchyChess @sopuli.xyz
    jim3692 @discuss.online

    I can't believe my opponent blundered that!

    politics @lemmy.world
    jim3692 @discuss.online

    Today 28/2 is the second anniversary of a horrible train crash in Tempi, Greece

    In 28/2/2023, at Tempi, 57 people lost their lives because trains in Greece lack the required equipment and personnel to operate safely.

    Since then, the government has been tirelessly trying to make people believe that they are overreacting, in many cases completely disrespecting the families telling bullshit in the news channels. Such recent example was our Minister for Health, Adonis Georgiadis, saying that those families mostly care about the money from the compensations.

    Today, I am proud that people all around the world have gotten to know about the tragedy and are trying to spread the message.

    Privacy @lemmy.ml
    jim3692 @discuss.online

    Closed source for privacy

    I recently learned that my company prefers closed-source tools for privacy and security.

    I don't know whether the person who said that was just confused, but I am trying to come up with reasons to opt to closed-source for privacy.

    cats @lemmy.world
    jim3692 @discuss.online

    Say hi to Margit

    This little monster chews cables. So, I ran power cords through water hoses.