Donate link?

[Dan Meltzer]

On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 6:49 AM, Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen
<admin at leinir.dk> wrote:
> Heya peoples!
>
>  Markey suggested this be put to the list, as everybody's sort of not around
> so much at the moment ;) Seb noticed that Digikam has a "Donate money" link in
> their help menu, and we got to pondering in channel wether or not this would
> work for us. The discussion so far:
>
> <sebr> digikam has a "donate money" link in the help menu
> <sebr> interesting
> <leinir> Hmm... That's a really good idea for at least the windows and macos
> versions...
> * Nightrose doesn't like it tbh
> <leinir> Nightrose: It's often done in windows and macos, but yes, in linux it
> is sort of... not done :)

I don't particularally care if we add it or not, but if we do add it
we should add it everywhere, not on only windows and macos.

Dan
> <Nightrose> leinir: often done doesn't equal it being a good idea :P
> <leinir> No, it doesn't :)
> <leinir> But in this case, if it's just a link in the help menu, i think it's
> ok :)
> <Nightrose> and before doing that i'dreally like to see how our cooperations
> with the shops work out
> <leinir> Doing it like Azureus did, for example, is not really how you should
> do it ;)
> <leinir> (for those that don't know, Azureus would pop up a dialogue, begging
> you to donate, every so often)
> <markey> that would be far too annoying
> <markey> at maximum, we could add a menu item
> <leinir> *nods* Yup, they did it anyway ;)
> <markey> as someone said above
> <leinir> markey: That's sort of what i've been arguing too :)
> <Nightrose> please let's wait with this stuff at least 6 months to see how the
> deals with the companies work out
> <leinir> Nightrose: Sure :)
> <markey> I have no issues with it, if it's done in a good way
> <markey> you can interpret "good" as you like
> <markey> ;)
> <Nightrose> hehe
> <markey> well it shouldn't look like we're begging
> <markey> that's really poor
> <leinir> markey: We don't want to look like moneygrabbers, though, i think is
> what Nightrose is saying :)
> <leinir> Yeah :)
> <Nightrose> right
> <Nightrose> especially if we don't really need the money
> <markey> oh we do need it
> <leinir> *nods* My point exactly :)
> <markey> still haven't reached our fundraiser goal
> <Nightrose> markey: i am talking about the future
> <Nightrose> when we have made some money with the shops
> <markey> hard to tell how thing will pan out
> <markey> things*
> <leinir> *nods* Actually that's a point, we can put in the link in 2.0.1, and
> then if things work out, we can remove it again in 2.1 or whatnot :)
> <markey> you mean an additional entry in the "Help" top level menu?
> <markey> or how?
> <leinir> *nods* Yeah :)
> <markey> and this would open a web browser?
> <markey> or show a dialog?
> <leinir> i'm kind of arguing to and fro about that in my head...
> <markey> be quick about it, 2.0.1 is close ;)
> <Nightrose> honestly we have made quite some money with the fundraiser
> already...
> <Nightrose> i think we should not do it
> <leinir> an epileps would indicate opening a dialogue or a window, but is it
> enough to show that we actually start a full program?
> <Nightrose> even though we have not reached our goal it is a lot of money
> <leinir> Nightrose: We've made a lot, yes, but as you remember from last year,
> we *use* a lot as well... and it won't get less
> <Nightrose> sure
> <markey> it's all relative, baby :)
> <Nightrose> and we have more money than last year already
> <markey> leinir: maybe you could write a mail to amarok-devel? that makes it
> easier to discuss
>
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