Hi :)
Hmmm, restricting where certain amounts of money get spent is a major headache
for the finance department. It usually seems a great idea in the first year
but a few years down the road it becomes a total Pita.
Something that doesn't restrict but just asks for a suggestion or vote and then
keeping a tally would be really smart. It achieves roughly the same objective
and is much easier to track.
Regards from
Tom :)
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>To: marketing@global.libreoffice.org
>Sent: Friday, 12 October 2012, 13:46
>Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to
>contribute while they are running their download
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>On 10/12/2012 07:37 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote:
>> Hi Marc,
>>
>> Marc Paré wrote on 2012-10-11 18:49:
>>> Could we not instead have a button in the "Help" or on the "About" popup
>>> window? These could be links to our donations page where there would be
>>> more information on for what the funds are being raised or about any
>>> fundraising campaigns. I think we would have a better chance at
>>> convincing people if we present them with good arguments to contribute
>>> rather than just giving them a quick plea for a donation.
>>>
>>> If the number of mouse-clicks that lead to a donations plea during the
>>> install process is the same as the number of mouse-clicks to get to a
>>> donations link in the "Help" menu, then I would favour this last one.
>>> The rationale being that the user would have installed/test-tried the
>>> suite and would be in a better mind-set to donate. I don't know about
>>> you, but, at install time, I do not usually donate until I try out the
>>> software I am downloading.
>>
>> these are some very good points, indeed! Showing a donation request after
>> the user had a chance to use the program is a great idea. However, I think
>> in the about window, it will simply be hidden. I didn't think throug this
>> thoroughly yet, but spontaneously, I see two options: Either an own menu
>> entry in the help menu ("Donate"), or - and I prefer that one - a small
>> donation button on the start center. This doesn't necessarily has to be
>> intrusive, but still most people would spot it.
>>
>> Totally independent from that, we definitely should enhance our donations
>> page with concrete requests, items and amounts.
>>
>> Florian
>>
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>I just hope the download-donation page is not like what Ubuntu is now doing
>for their download-donation page. They use a red button for the "go to PayPal
>to complete the donation" but there is only a red text letting you opt out of
>the payment. It should have been a button like the payment option.
>
>They do do one interesting thing though. They give you a choice on where the
>money will be used.
> Make the desktop more amazing
> Performance optimization for games and apps
> Improve hardware support
> Phone and Tablet versions for Ubuntu
> Community participation in Ubuntu development
> Better coordination with Debian and upstreams
> Better support for flavours like Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu
> Tip to Canonical - the make it happen
>
>Their defaults are to list $2 USD, for my region, in each listing box.
>
>I do think that having to opt-out of a payment is not the way. Maybe when you
>click on a download, you get a page thanking you for downloading LO and ask if
>you wish to make a donation. Make it clear that the download is free and the
>donation is optional. Also I think that the page should appear after the
>download process starts, saw you get the browser's "save screen" and when you
>finish with that you will see the thank-you for downloading page and the
>donation option. Also, I wonder about having the donation show once per
>session. For most users, they will be needing to download the main package
>and a language pack and/or help pack. You do not want to have the donation
>page display for each file you download. Maybe just have it come in with the
>main package.
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