Re: [libreoffice-website] Re: Too much emphasys on donation?

On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 7:19 PM, Pedro <pedlino@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi qubit ;)

Revealing my secret name! Well, at least you didn't call me Rumpelstiltskin :-)

> Rumpelstiltskin Tryon wrote
> > > Apparently some users feel that... Maybe the page needs a re-design?
> >
> > What if the donation information was in a side-bar instead of the main
> > body of the page? That might help to convey that the donation aspect
> > of the page is secondary to the download.
>
> That would definitely help... I'm not a designer but it is obvious that the
> page contents puts so much emphasis on donation that it is confusing
> users...

Mentioning the topic of donation during the download process can be
financially beneficial for us -- I totally understand that -- but we
do need to seek an appropriate balance.

> Furthermore because direct update download still doesn't work, ALL users
> have to pass by the donate page on EVERY update regardless if they have
> donated before which IMO is a bit coercive and/or ungrateful...

Perhaps the updater a GSoC project for next year?, or maybe OSX and
Windows could just ship with a package manager? :-)

> Maybe the Design people should have a go at this?

If a quick mock-up can be made, I think it would be worth our time

> One more detail on the page: the sentence "we have made our budget as well
> as our financial reports public."  links to
> http://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=board-discuss%40documentfoundation.org&q=%22TDF+Budget+for%22
> however there are only budgets until Feb 2013...

I might add that we're pointing to a non-TDF url for the archive; an
internal url would be preferable, especially when referencing
financials.

I suggest you give the Board a quick ping about that: Perhaps the
budgets have been archived separately since Feb 2013.

Best,
--R

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