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I charge for a single-file web app I can't protect from piracy (joeldare.com)
4 points by codazoda 5 hours ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment
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The app is a local-first budgeting tool — one HTML file, no backend, no accounts, no tracking. That's the whole point. But it also means there's no server to check a license, no account to suspend, and no technical way to prevent copying. This is the story of choosing shareware-style trust-based monetization instead of DRM.



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