Hello Pedro, On 2 avril 2014 00:09:12 CEST, Pedro <pedlino@gmail.com> 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.
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