spiritedpause@lemmy-u6723.vm.elestio.app to Free and Open Source Software@beehaw.org · 3 years agoWhy are there so few open source weather apps for iOS, compared to the very many that are on Android?message-squaremessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10
arrow-up142arrow-down1message-squareWhy are there so few open source weather apps for iOS, compared to the very many that are on Android?spiritedpause@lemmy-u6723.vm.elestio.app to Free and Open Source Software@beehaw.org · 3 years agomessage-square23linkfedilink
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·3 years agoOn apple/iOS - The app store, you have to pay a annual fee to be a registered developer. On android you have f-droid, fully open source, no fees.
minus-squarenotepass@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 years agoOr the Google Play Store, which has a low one-time fee iirc.
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 years agoThere is a fee to list on the google play store? i had no idea! I think its fair for a FOSS developer to make it free on fdroid and charge $1-5 on the play store, but i rarely see it. :)
minus-squarenotepass@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoThere is a one-time signup fee. Last time I heard about it it was 20$ or something. I don’t think you have to pay per listing.
On apple/iOS - The app store, you have to pay a annual fee to be a registered developer.
On android you have f-droid, fully open source, no fees.
Or the Google Play Store, which has a low one-time fee iirc.
There is a fee to list on the google play store? i had no idea!
I think its fair for a FOSS developer to make it free on fdroid and charge $1-5 on the play store, but i rarely see it. :)
There is a one-time signup fee. Last time I heard about it it was 20$ or something. I don’t think you have to pay per listing.
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