For what it's worth, here is what the donation pages clearly states upfront and not in footer notes:
"[...] Your donation, which is purely optional, [..]" in big fat green characters. it also states: "Your download LibreOffice_4.2.2_MacOS_x86-64.dmg should begin shortly. Please click the link in case it doesn't start." So far it is worth noting we have received very few complaints about this. Best, Charles. On 2 avril 2014 08:20:51 CEST, "Charles-H. Schulz" <[email protected]> wrote: >Hello Pedro, > >On 2 avril 2014 00:09:12 CEST, Pedro <[email protected]> wrote: >>Hi all >> >>Apparently some users feel obligated and compelled to donate in order >>to be >>able to download. >>http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/29380/how-can-you-say-its-free-when-theres-no-way-to-get-rid-of-the-money-amounts/ >>http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/23053/why-cant-i-even-start-a-download-i-donated-the-default-amount/ >> >>One is actually offering to PAY to skip the donation page on each >>update >>http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/32239/donation-methods/ > >That is a bit strange since you do not have to pay anything to download >LibreOffice. Besides LibreOffice is gree as in speech before being >free as in beer as FOSS is about freedom but not price. Anyway... > > > >> >>Please look at the download page (which is by coincidence entitled >>Donate...) >>http://donate.libreoffice.org/home/dl/win-x86/4.2.2/en-US/LibreOffice_4.2.2_Win_x86.msi >> >>It's a whole page about Donation with a small link to the built-in >>Help... > > >Two things here. You can reach the download page, click on the main >link and the download starts but in the mean time tje donation page >appears. On its side there is a button to download the built in help. >What id wrong with that? > >> >>For a Free Open Source software from a Foundation whose goal is to "to >>eliminate the digital divide in society by giving everyone access to >>office >>productivity tools free of charge" don't you think that there is too >>much >>pressure on users to donate??? > > >No. We rely on these donations to ensure the project and the >foundation works. > >What is pressure is to force people to pay hundreds of dollars or euros >for a proprietary office suite and make them believe that is their only >choice. > >Another pressure is to complain that we are never 100% compatible with >closed formats and that it is our fault. > >> >>Apparently some users feel that... >Maybe the page needs a re-design? > >1. This is the same mecanism as with the old website > >2. Anybody could provide his or her feedback on the new website specs. > >3. There will always be some disgruntled users. > >4. Personal comment: I have yet to see a post from you that does not >look like a rant. But then I cannot do much about it. > > > Best, > >Charles. > > >> >>Just my 2 cents >> >> >> >>-- >>View this message in context: >>http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Too-much-emphasys-on-donation-tp4103755.html >>Sent from the Website mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >-- >Envoyé de mon téléphone avec Kaiten Mail. Excusez la brièveté. > >-- >To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] >Problems? >http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >Posting guidelines + more: >http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/website/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >deleted -- Envoyé de mon téléphone avec Kaiten Mail. Excusez la brièveté. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/website/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
