Introduction
Parthonet.com is a client-server application. The client uploads code written in a text markup language called Parthotags, and the server downloads Parthotags code along with code written in a programming language called Parthonyte to the client. When in peer-to-peer mode: the host consists of a user which can upload Parthotags and Parthonyte code to the server, which is downloaded to the client (the host and the client communicate using a split screen).
Apps in client-server mode can be written in Parthonyte and/or Java. The server hosts Java code translated from Parthonyte, along with a stripped down version of the Parthonyte runtime, enabling it to run Parthonyte code.
Server Pricing
App authors hosted with Kamatera, Hostinger, or other Java hosting providers pay a Parthonet hosting fee of $10/year plus roughly $5/month to the Java hosting provider. They can charge arbitrary fees, including subscription fees and in-app purchases, to converted users. They get to keep 75 percent of ad revenue. App authors hosted with Parthonet pay a base rate of $20/year plus a surcharge for high bandwidth apps. They can only charge a one-time fee to converted users. They get to keep 25 percent of ad revenue.
Client Pricing
Converted users pay a subscription fee of $10/year. Other users (called advertoozers) pay no fees, but are exposed to ads. Only converted users are allowed to pay fees to app authors. Clients in peer-to-peer mode who are advertoozers are limited to one 24-hour ad-free period per week for each host they interact with. Hosts in peer-to-peer mode pay $20/year.
Phase 1 and 2
Phase 1 supports Windows, Mac, and Linux. Phase 2 supports Android and iOS. The flagship app in Phase 2 includes social network functionality similar to Facebook. Members of Progress Place and other clubhouses use the social network app without ads. Progress Place is a clubhouse for consumer/survivors located in Toronto.
Mandate
Parthonet users are encouraged to pay the subscription fee since Parthonet profits help to support online communities of Progress Place members and other consumer/survivors. Those profits also help organizations such as West Neighbourhood House connect free math and literacy tutors with learners who can't afford paid tutors. Please click on Math/Revenue to learn more about tutor/learner support and sources of revenue, respectively.