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Re:Don't just roll the dice – Software pricing guide (2012) ... by pkamb on Monday January 13, 2020 @02:48AM (#22032630)
I built a small utility as well, and I'm using a somewhat unique payment model.

It's free and open-source on GitHub. You can download the source code and build it yourself with Xcode.

https://github.com/pkamb/powerkey

I also provide a $5 built app available to purchase via Gumroad, code-signed with my Apple developer account and ready for immediate use without Xcode with no scary macOS warnings:

https://gumroad.com/l/powerkey

I found that this model works really well for small projects where you want some of the benefits of open source and don't want to deal with upgrades or nag screens.

It would be even better if GitHub built some "paid release" features into their product, in addition to their Patreon-style Sponsors feature.

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Re:Don't just roll the dice – Software pricing guide (2012) ... by choward on Monday January 13, 2020 @05:02AM (#22033169)
This is one of the things I can't stand about MacOS. I feel like every little thing my OS should be doing for me I have to pay for. $5 to remap my power key? No thanks. I also can't believe there aren't window tiling shortcuts either.

It's not just having to pay that's the problem. I like the ability to reinstall my OS whenever I feel like. This adds another step to setting up my machine and is extra work to automate.

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