asked 2013-12-29 12:49:25 +0200
It would be nice to have a donate function in the harbour so that you could donate what ever amount you want to a developer of an app you like.
You might also be able to "buy" an ambience with your donation. This would give users a higher incentive to donate and it would also get around strange donation laws in various countries. (see comments)
answered 2015-01-21 03:28:09 +0200
There is a new API for Flattr’s Collectors, that could be very useful here:
http://blog.flattr.net/2015/01/developer-update-4-collectors
I guess that Jolla store (e.g. via its “like button“ or something else) could be a Collector via Flattr. There are already some apps who do this (e.g. GPodder) and the proposed changes seem to make this even easier for apps.
From all the micro-payment systems I have seen so far, it seems to be the most wide-spread and most promising one out there. It also seems they are moving in the right direction with their recent decisions (read the last few posts on their blog for more info).
According to the Informations on https://sailfishos.org/developmentroadmap/ Flattr support for the Store is already implemented, but not yet released.
wanderer ( 2015-05-06 23:14:49 +0200 )editAsked: 2013-12-29 12:49:25 +0200
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I'll just add there are already stores/repositories having this feature, such as addons.mozilla.org, so it indeed appears to be a viable concept. :)
MartinK ( 2013-12-29 14:14:16 +0200 )editI can't even find any apps in the Harbour :/ The only harbour apps I have found have been as download links on twitter.
Wizah ( 2013-12-29 14:52:48 +0200 )edit@JukkaH try swiping left (to move to the right screen of harbour). That's the sailfish way for tabs and in the right tab there are categories and All Apps
Artem ( 2013-12-29 15:17:18 +0200 )editCollecting donations like that is illegal in Finland, so such a function probably cannot be implemented.
ln ( 2014-01-01 02:42:44 +0200 )editso humble bundles are illegal in Finland?
slaveriq ( 2014-01-01 19:20:26 +0200 )edit