I’m not sure I’m explaining myself well enough.

That was my point since the beginning and you are not the first one repeating it lol

Free as in freedom not just as in beer

And paying for distribution is not the same as paying for the software…

No, because I cannot compile stuff

Exactly why I said it’s easier to have people paying on iOS for foss

There are no apk to just avoid stores

It’s actually “easier” to sustain a FOSS app on Apple for this reason

You put a price tag to the client/app and there it is a business model without relying on donation, because the user cannot sideload without being a dev :)

B-Corp. But as long as they don’t show any kind of sustainable business model compared to their costs, ye the result doesn’t differ much

Do big chats on signal work well? I mean speed wise

Check out Yunohost for GUI and ease of setup and maintenance

I’ve been a happy user for years