Blaze@lemmy.zip to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 3 months agoF-Droid exploring to include paid apps, in-apps, subscription, and ads in appf-droid.orgexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkF-Droid exploring to include paid apps, in-apps, subscription, and ads in appf-droid.orgBlaze@lemmy.zip to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square47fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoWe need a way to support foundational open source projects like browsers, a open source subscription platform might be the way. Start off with apps that are already subscription like vpns.
minus-squareTheTechnician27@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoFor VPNs, though, you’re generally paying through the VPN provider, not through the app store to have access to the app itself.
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIt wouldn’t be too much work for a open source friendly provider to accept subscriptions via f-droid, if they wanted to do it.
We need a way to support foundational open source projects like browsers, a open source subscription platform might be the way.
Start off with apps that are already subscription like vpns.
For VPNs, though, you’re generally paying through the VPN provider, not through the app store to have access to the app itself.
It wouldn’t be too much work for a open source friendly provider to accept subscriptions via f-droid, if they wanted to do it.