Re: [libreoffice-users] paypal
Hi :) I am guessing you haven't looked at the official LibreOffice downloads page for several months. Yes it is Free but to a new person it looks like we are demanding money, until they spot the clues. Still the default donation set on the page is $10 which even i could probably pay without too much angst = especially when compared with some of the alternatives! Regards from Tom :) On 18 November 2013 18:01, Doug wrote: > On 11/18/2013 09:57 AM, Tom Davies wrote: >> Hi :) >> James didn't get quite far enough. It's a page or so further on. The >> way page is set-up it does look as though you do HAVE TO make a >> donation before the download will start. It's only the geeks that >> will notice their own web-browser is the only thing blocking the >> download from really starting. >> >> The marketing team did discuss this and various other options but the >> technology is not quite their yet to allow the whole thing to be more >> polite and less demanding. After a lot of discussion they finally >> settled on doing the same as other projects, such as Ubuntu and many >> others. >> >> Actually Ubuntu's is more demanding. With them you get a list of >> areas where you suggest which areas you want your donation to be >> targeted towards (with no promise it will be used for that (to avoid >> accountancy nightmares)) and you have to scroll all the way down to >> the bottom of the page before you see something like "get me out of >> here, skip all this and just do the download" >> >> >> If i hadn't been so involved in the discussion in marketing then i >> would probably have stopped around the same point as James tbh. It's >> only because i was so irate at the time that i went further to check. >> As it's turned out it's not been quite as bad as i feared. There have >> only been a couple people who didn't quite notice and then grumbled >> about something. >> >> The technology nearly is there but it's not smooth and doesn't always >> work reliably on all systems and all web-browsers. >> Regards from >> Tom :) >> >> >> On 18 November 2013 13:15, James Knott wrote: >>> josephine mcdonald wrote: hi, i donated $10.00 via pay-pal 11/18/13... but now i'm having trouble downloading libreoffice.. i can't get past the page asking for a donation?? can you help? >>> >>> You don''t have to make a donation to download, though it's certainly >>> appreciated. Where are you trying to download from? I just tried >>> www.libreoffice.org and the only mention of donation was at the bottom >>> of the first page. I was able to go directly to the download page >>> without having to make any donation. >>> >>> -- > LO is free. That's FREE! It even comes with a lot of Linux distros, no > cash needed. You should look for another download site--somebody's > trying to rip you off! > > --doug > > -- > Blessed are the peacemakers..for they shall be shot at from both sides. > --A.M.Greeley > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > 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/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org 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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] paypal
At 13:01 18/11/2013 -0500, Doug McGarrett wrote: LO is free. That's FREE! It even comes with a lot of Linux distros, no cash needed. You should look for another download site--somebody's trying to rip you off! That's simply untrue, of course. The official LibreOffice web site (which the questioner is very probably using) invites donations, and it isn't trying "rip anyone off". Brian Barker -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org 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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] paypal
On 11/18/2013 09:57 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > James didn't get quite far enough. It's a page or so further on. The > way page is set-up it does look as though you do HAVE TO make a > donation before the download will start. It's only the geeks that > will notice their own web-browser is the only thing blocking the > download from really starting. > > The marketing team did discuss this and various other options but the > technology is not quite their yet to allow the whole thing to be more > polite and less demanding. After a lot of discussion they finally > settled on doing the same as other projects, such as Ubuntu and many > others. > > Actually Ubuntu's is more demanding. With them you get a list of > areas where you suggest which areas you want your donation to be > targeted towards (with no promise it will be used for that (to avoid > accountancy nightmares)) and you have to scroll all the way down to > the bottom of the page before you see something like "get me out of > here, skip all this and just do the download" > > > If i hadn't been so involved in the discussion in marketing then i > would probably have stopped around the same point as James tbh. It's > only because i was so irate at the time that i went further to check. > As it's turned out it's not been quite as bad as i feared. There have > only been a couple people who didn't quite notice and then grumbled > about something. > > The technology nearly is there but it's not smooth and doesn't always > work reliably on all systems and all web-browsers. > Regards from > Tom :) > > > On 18 November 2013 13:15, James Knott wrote: >> josephine mcdonald wrote: >>> hi, i donated $10.00 via pay-pal 11/18/13... but now i'm having trouble >>> downloading libreoffice.. i can't get past the page asking for a donation?? >>> can you help? >> >> You don''t have to make a donation to download, though it's certainly >> appreciated. Where are you trying to download from? I just tried >> www.libreoffice.org and the only mention of donation was at the bottom >> of the first page. I was able to go directly to the download page >> without having to make any donation. >> >> -- LO is free. That's FREE! It even comes with a lot of Linux distros, no cash needed. You should look for another download site--somebody's trying to rip you off! --doug -- Blessed are the peacemakers..for they shall be shot at from both sides. --A.M.Greeley -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org 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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] paypal
Hi :) James didn't get quite far enough. It's a page or so further on. The way page is set-up it does look as though you do HAVE TO make a donation before the download will start. It's only the geeks that will notice their own web-browser is the only thing blocking the download from really starting. The marketing team did discuss this and various other options but the technology is not quite their yet to allow the whole thing to be more polite and less demanding. After a lot of discussion they finally settled on doing the same as other projects, such as Ubuntu and many others. Actually Ubuntu's is more demanding. With them you get a list of areas where you suggest which areas you want your donation to be targeted towards (with no promise it will be used for that (to avoid accountancy nightmares)) and you have to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page before you see something like "get me out of here, skip all this and just do the download" If i hadn't been so involved in the discussion in marketing then i would probably have stopped around the same point as James tbh. It's only because i was so irate at the time that i went further to check. As it's turned out it's not been quite as bad as i feared. There have only been a couple people who didn't quite notice and then grumbled about something. The technology nearly is there but it's not smooth and doesn't always work reliably on all systems and all web-browsers. Regards from Tom :) On 18 November 2013 13:15, James Knott wrote: > josephine mcdonald wrote: >> hi, i donated $10.00 via pay-pal 11/18/13... but now i'm having trouble >> downloading libreoffice.. i can't get past the page asking for a donation?? >>can you help? > > You don''t have to make a donation to download, though it's certainly > appreciated. Where are you trying to download from? I just tried > www.libreoffice.org and the only mention of donation was at the bottom > of the first page. I was able to go directly to the download page > without having to make any donation. > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > 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/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org 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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] paypal
Hi :) Thanks for the donation! You don't need to make a new contribution each time. Anyway some people contribute in other ways such as by working in one of the teams or by helping out in one of the User Support places. >From this page http://donate.libreoffice.org/home/dl/win-x86/4.1.3/en-GB/LibreOffice_4.1.3_Win_x86.msi (or whichever language or platform or version you chose) the download should start automatically but if it doesn't then in the top paragraph is a green link saying something like "LibreOffice_4.1.3_Win_x86.msi" so just click on that. Errr, it has just occurred to me that if you are using Firefox then it might be blocking you from downloading things by accident. Many people install all kinds of nasty things by accident so Firefox attempts to warn you when you are downloading anything. So, in Firefox look just under the top taskbars&tabs to see if there is a grey bar with a button at the far right saying "Allow". Once you see that button check what that grey-bar says on the far left to make sure it sound vaguely correct. if it does sound reasonable then click on the "Allow" button. Sorry to be so vague! We could be more precise if we knew which platform you are using; Windows (ie Xp, Vista, Win7, Win8 etc), Mac, Gnu&Linux (ie openSuSE, Ubuntu, Mint, Mageia etc). Also which version and (human) language. Plus which web-browser you are using. However, i suspect you can probably figure it out from my vague paragraphs above. Regards from Tom :) On 18 November 2013 12:04, josephine mcdonald wrote: > hi, i donated $10.00 via pay-pal 11/18/13... but now i'm having trouble > downloading libreoffice.. i can't get past the page asking for a donation?? > can you help? > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > 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/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org 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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] paypal
josephine mcdonald wrote: > hi, i donated $10.00 via pay-pal 11/18/13... but now i'm having trouble > downloading libreoffice.. i can't get past the page asking for a donation?? > can you help? You don''t have to make a donation to download, though it's certainly appreciated. Where are you trying to download from? I just tried www.libreoffice.org and the only mention of donation was at the bottom of the first page. I was able to go directly to the download page without having to make any donation. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org 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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] paypal
Hi Josephine, At the upper side of the download page, you should see the following : Your download LibreOffice_4.1.3_Win_x86.msi should begin shortly. In case the download doesn't start automatically, you can click on the filename. Met vriendelijke groeten, Salutations distinguées, Kind Regards, DRIES FEYS CORPORATE SERVICES • Specialist Software Developer TVH GROUP NV Brabantstraat 15 • BE-8790 WAREGEM T +32 56 43 42 11 • F +32 56 43 44 88 • www.tvh.com On 18 November 2013 13:04, josephine mcdonald wrote: > hi, i donated $10.00 via pay-pal 11/18/13... but now i'm having trouble > downloading libreoffice.. i can't get past the page asking for a donation?? > can you help? > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > 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/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- DISCLAIMER http://www.tvh.com/newen2/emaildisclaimer/default.html "This message is delivered to all addressees subject to the conditions set forth in the attached disclaimer, which is an integral part of this message." -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org 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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] paypal
hi, i donated $10.00 via pay-pal 11/18/13... but now i'm having trouble downloading libreoffice.. i can't get past the page asking for a donation?? can you help? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org 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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Paypal phishing warning
On Wed, 8 Jun 2011 23:39:31 -0700, MR ZenWiz wrote Re [libreoffice-users] Paypal phishing warning: >Sorry for the cross-post, and off-topic at that, but: Thanks for the warning. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org In case of problems unsubscribing, write to postmas...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Paypal phishing warning
Sorry for the cross-post, and off-topic at that, but: This morning I received a very authentic looking email from info.paypal.com, claiming that Paypal wanted me to update my browser. (Really.) It had my name in it and all the right graphics and colors and everything. Except that the from site was info.paypal.com (whoever they are: hint - not paypal.com) and the links all had long obfuscated links in them. I verified with paypal that it was not legitimate, so I though you might all be warned as well. You may now return to the appropriate technical discussions -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org In case of problems unsubscribing, write to postmas...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
