A new solution to Open Source sustainability using git
GitRoyalty doesn't rely on complex licenses, support promises, issue bounties, or donations to pay open source developers. Instead it uses the power of git to add a paywall to open source projects, putting money in contributors' pockets for the first time.
About GitRoyalty on Product Hunt
“A new solution to Open Source sustainability using git”
GitRoyalty launched on Product Hunt on October 27th, 2019 and earned 91 upvotes and 23 comments, placing #6 on the daily leaderboard. GitRoyalty doesn't rely on complex licenses, support promises, issue bounties, or donations to pay open source developers. Instead it uses the power of git to add a paywall to open source projects, putting money in contributors' pockets for the first time.
On the analytics side, GitRoyalty competes within Open Source, Software Engineering, Developer Tools and Tech — topics that collectively have 1.3M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how GitRoyalty performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted GitRoyalty?
GitRoyalty was hunted by Saoud Rizwan. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of GitRoyalty including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Saoud Rizwan