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It would be great if the title said anything at all about what the app does.
Those screenshots look both ugly and hard to read. The colors and font really don't work well.

I checked the MetaFilter website and it looks somewhat better, although I still don't like the colors.

This is the MVP. Really minimum, in this case.
Huh? Where's the source?
Please (please) add some padding to the text. Edge to edge in this case really doesn't work.

Other feedback: I know you say what's coming next in development. Maybe add some text about what is already there, so users aren't disappointed.

Both good ideas, added to my todo list, thanks.
Actually, someone just added refresh button functionality and some padding through a Pull Request :D It'll be up on the Play Store ASAP.
This is a new idea.

How exactly will this work? I mean opening the code and keeping the app paid. Will accepted pull requests get a cut of the money?

How long before someone takes this code and builds another reader for metafilter?

There are quite a few examples of open source but paid applications. One that comes to mind is Gina Trapani's Todo.txt app that someone forked, cleaned up and put on the Google play store. She went into that quite a bit on her podcast: http://5by5.tv/inbeta/47. If your app is open source, don't be surprised if that happens. Such scenarios are part of the value you are claiming.
Update for however is still reading: today I got the first two paying users :D Thanks a lot for your support! (PRs, suggestions and comments).