Fund my app: a new concept!

[pparent]

@nbdynl said:

i hope it will help you build a healthy income while we enjoy your content

Thank you!

I just want to mention that currently I don't expect it to be more, than at best a side income, for now! But the most important for me, for now is really to test the concept to see if it can be an efficient way to fund open-source projects, and allow the community to have more influence on the development!

[domubpkm]

@pparent Why not. This will, I think, lead to the establishment of a confidentiality policy and collection and use of personal data subject to I don't know what rules.

[pparent]

@domubpkm said:

This will, I think, lead to the establishment of a confidentiality policy and collection and use of personal data subject to I don't know what rules.

Can you develop what you mean by that?

[domubpkm]

@pparent
Because of this.

[nbdynl]

@pparent no one knows if this will work if you dont try right.

I am kinda against "money" in general, but no fool that we all still need it until the world changes xD

Paying you to help build what actually matters is kinda interesting as a concept. I do have some concerns, but time will tell.

[pparent]

@domubpkm

Can you say explicitly what is your concern?

Is it asking for the first and last name? This could be deleted if that turns out to be a blocking point for some people. It's not really something I had considered.

For now the plateform is completely based on trust. Creating a pledge only corresponds to an intention of donation when the feature has been completed, but without any legal or financial commitment. That is to say, that a weak point of the plateform could be the creation of fake accounts or accounts creating unserious pledges.

Though I'm not sure about the impact of asking the name on that. But at the same time one could argue that wanting to stay anonymous does not help to build a trust relationship between developer and user. Also I think that currently most of the existing donation plateform (if not all), will ask you for your name before you can donate.

Don't hesitate to share your point of view.

[pparent]

@nbdynl said:

I am kinda against "money" in general, but no fool that we all still need it until the world changes xD

I get what you mean, but I think in practical terms nowadays money makes the difference for what individuals will be able to do with their time in most cases, whether we want it or not. Because it is hard to live without money.

So I think that it can be very positive, if more people can make a living out of developing Free and Open-Source software that makes sense for the community, rather than having to work for an industry based on exploiting users. Therefore form my point of view, solutions that help improve the funding of Free and Open-source software can really impact the world very positively.

[Keneda]

@pparent said:

Instead of donating for past development

Should be "in complement to donating for past development".

[nbdynl]

@pparent Agreed, and i will follow your attempt closely

[RJDan]

@pparent
It has been on my mind a lot lately .... How do we exchange time and effort in the community without necessarily going back to the global financial system and all the legal burden of managing actual money.

I like your idea of pledging and I think that trust can work while the community is a bit small.

It would be good if these pledges could be 'cashed out' by you without actually turning into money just yet. I guess a lot like virtual currency. If people could donate these pledges for apps they use or projects they support. The projects/apps could then exchange this currency within the community as a way of paying for the time of developer etc.
Users can use the currency to keep tabs on the benefit they get from the community efforts ... and eventually put money to 'buy out' any pledges.
Sounds a bit like crypto .... But less cryptic.

I would like a way to keep tabs on how much I 'should' pay for the effort of the developers.

[pparent]

@RJDan said:

It would be good if these pledges could be 'cashed out' by you without actually turning into money just yet. I guess a lot like virtual currency. If people could donate these pledges for apps they use or projects they support. The projects/apps could then exchange this currency within the community as a way of paying for the time of developer etc.
Users can use the currency to keep tabs on the benefit they get from the community efforts ... and eventually put money to 'buy out' any pledges.
Sounds a bit like crypto .... But less cryptic.

The problem is that what a developer needs in most cases, to invest more of his time to open-source, is not another app/opensource project, but to have to eat, have a shelter, have some clothes, participate to certain social events, ect.... And weather we want it or not, in this world it currently requires money.

I would like a way to keep tabs on how much I 'should' pay for the effort of the developers.

I'm currently making a video to explain more the concept. In fund-my-app you should not think in terms of how much I 'should' pay for the effort of the developers. But rather you should think in terms of how much I'm willing to give if this feature is done.

Because keep in mind that even if you do a pledge of 5 euros for a feature, maybe a lot of other people will also make a pledge for this feature ( this is crowd funding ). And on top of that, the developer then is the one who will chose if the total amount is enough to motivate them to work on this feature or not.

Also different features can be in competition, and then it's a "vote with your wallet" concept, in the sense that the feature with more pledge will probably be worked on with higher priority than the feature with less pledge.