Cliapp.store
Web and SaaS
app store marketplace
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
0 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 16 critical, out of 24 comments about the project. Thread score -0.65.
Idea: 0 for, 8 againstPricing: 0 for, 6 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Idea of letting open source CLI authors monetise their work is appreciated
From 2 comments
I appreciate the idea of allowing utility CLI programs to be monetised by their authors. But it does look at the moment like the site is charging for git, pandoc, etc. Is any of…
sago on HNI really like the root need of this, paying for open source, but I think the execution is significantly off. It might be nice to see an open source foundation create something…
joshka on HN
Objections
Sells free open source apps without authors' consent or knowledge
From 3 comments
Most of the programs that you're publishing on your "app store" have independent monetization channels, including direct donations from their users via accounts that they…
woodruffw on HNThe most important question for me looking at projects like git, httpie and youtube-dl being sold for 2,99€... Have they actually been submitted by their respective owner? If so…
WhatsName on HNI'm the Homebrew lead maintainer and I can publicly confirm you have not had any contact with our project to discuss monetisation.
mikemcquaid on HN
Pricing info is misleading; claims apps need a license though they are free
From 3 comments
They are openly lying about the terms. Click the "trial license" (what?) text on any of the shop pages and read > You can try out Pandoc for free. To use it regularly, you must…
detaro on HNThis is terrible. The pricing info page is completely misleading, and written in a way that obscures the fact that all of this software is available completely for free.
9935c101ab17a66 on HN"You can try out Git for free. To use it regularly, you must buy a license." Which license does this notice message refer to? This is completely wrong!
daw___ on HN
Money pooled before reaching authors; donating directly is simpler
From 2 comments
Pandoc is not a commercial product. By claiming one must buy a license, you are misrepresenting its actual license. If you're actually selling your own wrapper around it, make…
detaro on HNWhy should I pay you, whom will inevitably take a cut on top of the payment processing cut, when I can donate to the developer directly where only the payment processing cut…
Operyl on HN
Existing package managers like Homebrew already offer these apps free
From 2 comments
All of these applications and a whole lot more are available in Homebrew as well. Which can be kept upgraded with Topgrade [1] [1] https://github.com/r-darwish/topgrade
Fnoord on HNThis is really shady and I don't see advantages over a conventional package manager
Jack5500 on HN
Requests
Partner with package managers like Homebrew instead of a separate store
From 1 comment
As a suggestion, perhaps it would be better to start talking with homebrew for this instead, and generally bolting on top of existing package managers rather than adding another…
joshka on HN
Get explicit consent from project maintainers before listing
From 1 comment
Most of the programs that you're publishing on your "app store" have independent monetization channels, including direct donations from their users via accounts that they…
woodruffw on HN
Questions
Is it legal to charge for open source tools not owned by the site?
From 1 comment
Can anyone explain to me in layman terms, how this is legal? I mean charging money for freely available open source tools, not owned by this site?
rhardih on HN
Are the apps' authors actually receiving the money?
From 2 comments
I appreciate the idea of allowing utility CLI programs to be monetised by their authors. But it does look at the moment like the site is charging for git, pandoc, etc. Is any of…
sago on HNThe most important question for me looking at projects like git, httpie and youtube-dl being sold for 2,99€... Have they actually been submitted by their respective owner? If so…
WhatsName on HN
Alternatives named
Homebrew
From 2 comments
All of these applications and a whole lot more are available in Homebrew as well. Which can be kept upgraded with Topgrade [1] [1] https://github.com/r-darwish/topgrade
Fnoord on HNSo this is literally monetisation [1] based on the work of Homebrew [2]? [1] https://github.com/feramhq/cli-apps/blob/master/git/main.yaml#L23 [2]…
RayDonnelly on HN
awesome-cli-apps list
From 1 comment
https://github.com/agarrharr/awesome-cli-apps
fiatjaf on HN
Topgrade for upgrading packages
From 1 comment
All of these applications and a whole lot more are available in Homebrew as well. Which can be kept upgraded with Topgrade [1] [1] https://github.com/r-darwish/topgrade
Fnoord on HN