[tluyben2]

> Blink shell… expensive… build yourself

It would be good if people would be neutral on buying not buying of open source software instead of blatantly pushing for not paying anything.

[h4waii]

It's specifically buildable for users who would rather spend time than money or prefer to build for other reasons entirely.

I am more likely to buy it because the authors see building as an acceptable choice to acquire their software, and I believe choice is a core component of open source.

[tluyben2]

Agreed, but I think it should be neutral; I read this as a ‘too expensive, just build it’ which I see a lot with articles about OSS.

[ja27]

Yeah I hit:

> It is quite pricey if you purchase it from the store

and stopped reading. A one-time payment of $19.99 for an app you use all day every day is not 'quite pricey'.

[n_ary]

> payment of $19.99

Are we looking at the same one? For me, “Blink Shell 14” appears to be €139,99 in App Store. Which is really pricey.

For the normal one, there is €21,49/year subscription fee applicable, which is indeed expensive as well, as I can use iSH for free :]