That is terrible news. We need zap store, and we need more devs in nostr+lightning 😢

I know you will find a way to continue nostr:nprofile1qyv8wumn8ghj7enfd36x2u3wdehhxarj9emkjmn99uqzqun2rcnpe3j8ge6ws2z789gm8wcnn056wu734n6fmjrgmwrp58q390rp63

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I would pay a subscription for the app.

Don't give up, Zapstore is really promising.

one of the coolest projects in the game 🫡

We urgently need to increase the number of Nostr users and sources or income; otherwise, we are basically cannibalizing each other.

🤨

fwiw I think it's one of the best nostr projects out there, sorry to read that my fren 🫂

Wud be cool if i could set a default zap amount that zaps eveytime i update an app using zapstore that is then split between zapstore and app dev (with some kind of spend restrictions - e.g. specific app rules, max frequency of zapping updates...etc.). Maybe scope for some way to decentralise app funding in a way to align more with app use.

I'm an iOS user but I have a pixel for test stuff and nostr:npub10r8xl2njyepcw2zwv3a6dyufj4e4ajx86hz6v4ehu4gnpupxxp7stjt2p8 is great. I reflashed the phone a few months back and zapstore made it super easy to redownload most of the Bitcoin, Nostr and Privacy apps I use.

Thanks for taking the risk to give without any guarantee that you will receive something in return. I am greatful for the work that you have done with zap store and I hope that you are rewarded hansomly for your efforts 🙏

I will use zap.store whenever possible from now on and recommend it to others.

Bummer, really like the project. Can you re-apply, or is it one and done?

???

Oh well, time to think of turning this into a proper business. Subs, featured ad app spots, etc.

Sad to hear. I hope you'll keep working on it. It is probably the most innovative nostr client out there, with huge potential.

I’m sure plenty of plebs are willing to pitch in. Maybe a Geyser campaign? How much are you needing to fund for another year?

Keep building! Try other sponsors?

your projecclt is very important. unfortunate the grant was not approved. i hope you keep building.

Im confused now 🫂

Don't give up, try again and try getting a grant elsewhere too

Maybe try the LTS grant so you can have an income for a longer period

Mine is 2 years but the first few LTS grants was 1 year

Let's think together bro 🫂

I'm going to very selfishly need you and nostr:nprofile1qqs8lft0t45k92c78n2zfe6ccvqzhpn977cd3h8wnl579zxhw5dvr9qpzemhxue69uhkvun9deejumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6qgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcqghwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2aezugp around here 😉

I'm sure a project like nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3ezucnpdejz7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8qunfd4skctnwv46z7qpq0r8xl2njyepcw2zwv3a6dyufj4e4ajx86hz6v4ehu4gnpupxxp7sdvr7w9 will have no problem finding other sponsors.

The opensats decision committee has people on it who sell closed source products and people who come on nostr regularly to shill closed source projects. Even one person who has a well documented history of actively harassing open source devs.

We need to do better as a community if we really want open source to thrive. Start by starving the beast. Donate anywhere else if you care about open source. Ideally donate to a dev directly. You know what you use. Don't let someone else decide who gets your hard earned sats, give them to people who make software you use directly.

It seems like a small thing until you see yet another dev ready to hang it up because of an opensats denial.

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I don't even use zapstore, but please don't quit. Opensats is corrupted as an organization, they are not a source of truth about the value of any open source project.

I don’t see nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx Zapping you or showing support here. Probably was his decision to cut you off.

Small delay, not a defeat. It will raise again in time. For now, regroup forces and charge again!! 💪💪💪

Like others, I find this project quite valuable and would pay for extras.

Also, my plan is to have nip75 Zap Goals integrated with freelance Jobs at least but probably git issues and kanban tasks as well.

You will be able to raise money feature by feature and gauge interest of users and raise awareneness.

I want to see a future where nostr businesses(including satshoot) can gradually build themselves up choosing from multiple open source tools to monetize and fund themselves.

OpenSats has been great to bootstrap things but relying on them in the long run removes us from market incentives I believe.

All the best to you and your team!

Hope you'll stick around!

Sorry to hear that.

I imagine that they are founding competing projects.

Otherwise I don't where the heck are we gonna download apps from 🤷‍♂️

Sad news. nostr:nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgzqtdq0 is a very important project. Mostly now in banning apps times.

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Unfortunate the opensats rejection reasoning is very limited, from what I can tell there is an automated rejection after 1-3 months, and there are so many applications that it's easy to get lost in the noise, so you have to lobby hard to get your proposal heard.