GitHub

The irony here is that GitHub, a centralized service, is built on top of git, a version control system that was designed by Linus Torvalds to be fully decentralized. I can’t read Torvalds mind, but I’m pretty sure that GitHub was not what he had in mind when he was developing git to support Linux kernel development.

You can now create new repositories directly from the GitHub Mobile app.

I’ve been experimenting with building very small personal tools to help myself stay focused. One of them is a tiny terminal‑based Pomodoro timer.

For this project I’m trying a different distribution model: it’s closed‑source in the licensing sense, but the code is source‑available. The actual download with code is on Gumroad, where I’m testing a pay‑what‑you‑want model 0$+.

In this setup, GitHub works more like a landing page / documentation hub rather than a place where the full source lives.

Since I’m still learning how to distribute tiny solo tools in a way that feels “fair” and reasonable, I’m curious how other developers see this approach:

Is using GitHub as a landing page acceptable when the code isn’t hosted there?

Does PWYW 0$+ make sense for small, simple tools?

How do you usually distribute your own micro‑projects?

For context, here’s the project I’m experimenting with:

GitHub: https://github.com/Mietkiewski/MPomidoro