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0 pointsrobalni2y ago0 comments

> Why would developers use this over just asking for money?

More people should want to pay if they use this system because if you just ask for money, you either don't give anything in return (donations) or you give access to your stuff, but with this system, the user gets access to everything that uses this system.

> What are you going to do about people asking for 1 cent to join the network?

Developers can sell subscriptions for 1 cent but since they have a limited number of subscriptions to sell, they will not make a lot of money that way.

If you mean 1 cent to join as a developer, that is free; it's about trust. This should be a cooperation between developers who trust each other.

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Kinrany2y ago

> limited number of subscriptions to sell

Oh, I don't remember the website mentioning this. How does this work, and what are the implications?

robalniOP2y ago

> Oh, I don't remember the website mentioning this. How does this work, and what are the implications?

You can read about it here (bottom): https://1sub.dev/about/how-it-works

It means that there is a supply/demand that influences what price the subscriptions can be sold for. Developers have a limited number of "credits" that can be turned into subscriptions. They can get more credits by making people subscribe through their links. There is also a plan that the credits will be multiplied and grow with time in order to keep the prices on a sane level.

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