Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-29 Thread Jay Lozier
On 10/29/2012 05:09 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi, toki wrote on 2012-10-16 18:17: Most of the states of the United States, and provinces of Canada have laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, and restrictions on who, where, when, and how donations can be solicited, requested, or ac

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-29 Thread Marc Paré
Hi Florian, Le 2012-10-29 05:09, Florian Effenberger a écrit : Hi, toki wrote on 2012-10-16 18:17: Most of the states of the United States, and provinces of Canada have laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, and restrictions on who, where, when, and how donations can be solicited, req

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-29 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Jean, Jean Weber wrote on 2012-10-16 20:03: AFAIK, an organisation registered in Australia needs a permit to solicit (request) donations from the public. However, Australians can donate to any organisation they wish, whether within Australia or not. same question here: Do I assume right tha

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-29 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi, toki wrote on 2012-10-16 18:17: Most of the states of the United States, and provinces of Canada have laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, and restrictions on who, where, when, and how donations can be solicited, requested, or accepted. do I assume right that this is only valid

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-29 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi, Christian Lohmaier wrote on 2012-10-13 16:04: While this is technically possible, please note that opening an additional, not explicitly requested window is far more "aggressive" than changing the in-page content. You don't like popup-ads, do you? New windows aren't that much different from

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-16 Thread Tom Davies
s from Tom :)  > > From: Jay Lozier >To: Tom Davies >Cc: "marketing@global.libreoffice.org" >Sent: Tuesday, 16 October 2012, 21:31 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to >contribute while they are running their download > >

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-16 Thread Jay Lozier
onating to US recognized charities/non-profits to claim this deduction. > > > *From:* Jay Lozier > *To:* marketing@global.libreoffice.org > *Sent:* Tuesday, 16 October 2012, 20:38 > *Subject:* Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask >

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-16 Thread Tom Davies
egards from Tom :)  > > From: Jay Lozier >To: marketing@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Tuesday, 16 October 2012, 20:38 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to >contribute while they are running their download > >On 10/16/201

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-16 Thread Jay Lozier
On 10/16/2012 02:03 PM, Jean Weber wrote: > On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 6:44 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P > wrote: >> Does anyone know of any other countries, or local areas, that restrict >> direct donations to an organization like TDF. > AFAIK, an organisation registered in Australia needs a permit to

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-16 Thread Jean Weber
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 6:44 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: > Does anyone know of any other countries, or local areas, that restrict > direct donations to an organization like TDF. AFAIK, an organisation registered in Australia needs a permit to solicit (request) donations from the public. Howe

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-16 Thread toki
On 10/15/2012 04:44 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: Does anyone know of any other countries, or local areas, that restrict direct donations to an organization like TDF. As far as I can tell, there is not issues in NYS-USA. Most of the states of the United States, and provinces of Canada ha

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-16 Thread Harri Pitkänen
ma 15.10.2012 19:44 webmaster-Kracked_P_P kirjoitti: > I wonder why there is a problem with direct donations in Finland. We have about 140 000 registered non-profit associations for a 5 million population. They don't need to pay taxes for money donated to them. I think the idea was that if all of

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-16 Thread Marc Paré
Hi Harri, Thanks for the information! Cheers, Marc Le 2012-10-15 12:00, Harri Pitkänen a écrit : On Sunday 14 October 2012, Marc Paré wrote: Maybe if we just added a "Not applicable in Finland" or something to the effect that the donation process is not for Finland. I wonder if just a simpl

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-15 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 10/15/2012 12:00 PM, Harri Pitkänen wrote: On Sunday 14 October 2012, Marc Paré wrote: Maybe if we just added a "Not applicable in Finland" or something to the effect that the donation process is not for Finland. I wonder if just a simple sentence just as this would be enough? I think it wo

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-15 Thread Harri Pitkänen
On Sunday 14 October 2012, Marc Paré wrote: > Maybe if we just added a "Not applicable in Finland" or something to the > effect that the donation process is not for Finland. > > I wonder if just a simple sentence just as this would be enough? I think it would be enough but I'm not a lawyer so I d

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-14 Thread Marc Paré
Hi Harri, Le 2012-10-14 07:09, Harri Pitkänen a écrit : Hi! On Sunday 14 October 2012, Bjoern Michaelsen wrote: On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 01:46:49PM +0200, Cor Nouws wrote: I like the various ideas. What about a combination: - link during download - at the end of the installation process there

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-14 Thread Harri Pitkänen
Hi! On Sunday 14 October 2012, Bjoern Michaelsen wrote: > On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 01:46:49PM +0200, Cor Nouws wrote: > > I like the various ideas. What about a combination: > > - link during download > > - at the end of the installation process there is a small text + > > pointer / link. And menti

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-14 Thread Bjoern Michaelsen
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 01:46:49PM +0200, Cor Nouws wrote: > I like the various ideas. What about a combination: > - link during download > - at the end of the installation process there is a small text + > pointer / link. And mention that there is an entry in the Help menu. > - a menu Help > Suppo

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-13 Thread Christian Lohmaier
On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 7:50 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: > > Many sites go to a "thank you page" that was triggered by the download > button. Cannot do that, as the download consists of multiple files. (at least optionally). > If you trigger the "thank-you" page with the downloading of the

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-13 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
: Florian Effenberger Cc: marketing@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Saturday, 13 October 2012, 15:04 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download Hi Florian, *, On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Florian Effenberger wrote: Christian L

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-13 Thread Tom Davies
ctober 2012, 15:04 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to >contribute while they are running their download > >Hi Florian, *, > >On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Florian Effenberger > wrote: >> Christian Lohmaier wrote on 2012-10-13 03:35

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-13 Thread Christian Lohmaier
Hi Florian, *, On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Florian Effenberger wrote: > Christian Lohmaier wrote on 2012-10-13 03:35: > >> Leaving all that political and emotional stuff (to do or not to do) aside: >> What would be relatively easy is to replace the download button the >> user clicked on wit

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-13 Thread Tom Davies
:)  > > From: Florian Effenberger >To: marketing@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Saturday, 13 October 2012, 11:42 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to >contribute while they are running their download > >Hi, > &

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-13 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi, Christian Lohmaier wrote on 2012-10-13 03:35: Leaving all that political and emotional stuff (to do or not to do) aside: What would be relatively easy is to replace the download button the user clicked on with a donate-button. http://jsfiddle.net/Dv4ex/ hmm... nice approach, indeed. :-) A

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-13 Thread Tom Davies
i, 12/10/12, Florian Effenberger wrote: From: Florian Effenberger Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download To: marketing@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 12 October, 2012, 12:37 Hi Marc, Marc Paré wrote on 2012-10-11 1

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-12 Thread Christian Lohmaier
Hi *, On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Florian Effenberger wrote: > webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote on 2012-10-12 14:46: > >> 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 th

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-12 Thread Marc Paré
Hi everyone, Le 2012-10-12 07:46, Cor Nouws a écrit : Hi Marc, all, Marc Paré wrote (11-10-12 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 bein

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-12 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2012-10-12 11:55, Florian Effenberger a écrit : Hi, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote on 2012-10-12 14:46: 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

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-12 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote on 2012-10-12 14:46: 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 payme

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-12 Thread Tom Davies
3:46 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to >contribute while they are running their download > >On 10/12/2012 07:37 AM, Florian Effenberger wrote: >> Hi Marc, >> >> Marc Paré wrote on 2012-10-11 18:49: >>> Could we not ins

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-12 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
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 rais

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-12 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Marc, all, Marc Paré wrote (11-10-12 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

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-12 Thread Florian Effenberger
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 wo

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-11 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2012-10-11 07:26, Florian Effenberger a écrit : I actually do have two views on that. ;-) One is the technical side: MirrorBrain redirects to an URL, and that is the one of the actual mirror hosting the file. So, if we were to introduce some intermediate side in between, we need to find a wa

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-11 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
I really do not like the idea of asking for a donation during the download process. It may turn some people away, thinking that they have to donate, even if there is a button to opt out of the donation process. On the other hand, of you download Ubuntu, now, you will get a donation screen t

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
rg >Sent: Thursday, 11 October 2012, 12:26 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to >contribute while they are running their download > >Hello, > >Marc Paré wrote on 2012-10-10 12:39: >> This had already been discussed a couple of years ago,

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-11 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hello, Marc Paré wrote on 2012-10-10 12:39: This had already been discussed a couple of years ago, I can't seem to find the thread. The reason for not doing this was that we were trying to stay away from the OOo installation routine where people were asked if they would like to create an OOo acc

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-10 Thread Tom Davies
e-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute >while they are running their download > >Hi Bjoern, > >Le 2012-10-09 05:04, Bjoern Michaelsen a écrit : >> Hi, >> >> FYI, I just created an EasyHack for the website with the topic "Ask users t

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask users to contribute while they are running their download

2012-10-10 Thread Marc Paré
Hi Bjoern, Le 2012-10-09 05:04, Bjoern Michaelsen a écrit : Hi, FYI, I just created an EasyHack for the website with the topic "Ask users to contribute while they are running their download". https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=55796 Best, Bjoern This had already been discussed