I think #Amethyst has reached a level of sophistication where it can start asking for a fees - to support the devs ..
A simple model that I will pay for
- Drafts - free
- Note - 50 sats
- comment - 10 sats
Or
a pro model where I pay say 1000 sats per month for unlimited notes and comments .
It is important :
- It helps dev ecosystem. New clients' devs see a path to monetization. In a way , users are incentivised to try out new clients ..
- If you ( as a user ) are willing to spend time on new clients - you invest your time to help testing / ideation . You get free #nostr but you know free is NOT an ultimate solution. Paying for software is a habit - a good one !
- If software is free , perverted means to support dev are bound to percolate - pesky ads :-) are probably the least of your concerns ..
As for #apple nostr developers (read #Damus) .. if you are NOT charging for your software ( open source or not ) , you are probably culturally misaligned :-) .. you should move to Android / windows .. pun intended :-)
PS - I don't use apple software - hardware is a different thing - love it !