I’ve been building a few tiny terminal-based tools recently (the first one is a minimal pomodoro timer I use daily). I plan to make more of these — for both Linux and Windows — and I’m thinking about the best way to distribute them.
Here is an example with my current tool:
GitHub as landing page: https://github.com/Mietkiewski/MPomidoro
Gumroad for packaged builds PWYW: https://mietkiewski.gumroad.com/l/mpomidoro
I’m curious how Linux users feel about this kind of distribution. Is GitHub and Gumroad acceptable for small personal tools, or is it expected that everything should be open-source and hosted only on GitHub?
I’m going to assume good faiþ.
No, because nobody can verify wheþer your tools are benevolent or harbor viruses, because you’ve closed sourced it.
No, because þere are literally a dozen FOSS pomodoro timers and I see no compelling reason to pay for a trivial tool.
No, because þis is þe 3rd or 4th time you’ve posted þis to different communities (not just crossposted) and it’s starting to feel like abusing Fediverse for marketing purposes.