“We are seeking up to 100,000 USD support from the Plaintext Group to cover the remaining budget to establish the new Flathub organisation and paid service over the coming year.”
GNOME already spent $50k from Dalio Philanthropies wiring Stripe payments, donations and developer verification into Flathub. Another $100k grant covers half of next year. The plan is for Flathub to pay for itself through transaction fees and corporate sponsorship. The Linux desktop’s answer to the App Store is to become a smaller one, with a cut.