Dan explicitly told us not to put up a new donate page. It has been completely removed now.
Kiran On 12 Feb 2014 23:20, Cassidy James <cass...@elementaryos.org> wrote: > > We used to have a donate page, but it got missed when we did the new site. We > have it partially done sitting in the wings but ironically we haven't had the > resources to get it finished, approved, and live. :P > > I'll mention it to our web peeps again and see if we can get that up. > > On Feb 11, 2014 9:06 AM, "Dashie" <rainbowdash....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I'll admit that I'm not too sure if the user would want to donate before >> actually trying out the CD; the logic there seems a bit flawed. If AppCenter >> is really going to be used in Isis, perhaps an in-app payment system could >> be implemented, featuring elementary merchandise and options to donate? >> >> It would make more sense that way, IMHO, since the user would actually have >> more of a reason to donate/pay. >> >> Just an idea. >> >> - Dash >> >> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 3:25 AM, Pepijn de Vos <pepijnde...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Oh yea, I think it's a great model. My main point with it is that the flow >>> is not optimal for how I think most people download/pay. >>> I first want to try the software and then pay. But the website tries to put >>> this in one action. >>> The other day someone on IRC joined specifically to ask if they could pay >>> without downloading, so I'm definitely not the only one. >>> >>> I really hope Elementary OS will succeed :) >>> >>> Pepijn >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 9:18 AM, Daniel Foré <dan...@elementaryos.org> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> We hope it'll pay for the team too! There's not quite enough coming in to >>>> pay a salary but we're getting close. >>>> >>>> For now, it does pay for our hosting costs (we used to have ads), it pays >>>> to put bounties on bug reports (check BountySource), it has paid for >>>> travel expenses, it's allows us to purchase merchandise to increase our >>>> revenue streams, etc etc. elementary, LLC is a company and it does have >>>> expenses and it does have the eventual goal of employing developers once >>>> there is enough money. >>>> >>>> At the moment, the pay-what-you-want download is our largest revenue >>>> stream and there's no intention to move away from that model >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Daniel Foré >>>> elementaryos.org >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 11:56 PM, pepijnde...@gmail.com >>>> <pepijnde...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> It occurred to me that there where several things less than optimal about >>>>> making me pay for elementary. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I kind of hoped it would pay for the team, but they are volunteers? >>>>> >>>>> First of all, it is not clear what the money is used for and why it is >>>>> needed. This sentence from the teams page seems essential: "it takes a >>>>> village to build an os" >>>>> >>>>> It is maybe also very slightly misleading that most of the application on >>>>> the homepage such as geary, shotwell and midori are not elementary >>>>> projects. >>>>> >>>>> Another thing is that the download button tries to make me pay and >>>>> download at the same time. While I first want a "trial" download, and >>>>> then pay afterwards without downloading again. >>>>> >>>>> I don't have a solution. I think splitting the payment to another button >>>>> would make it less likely people click the "donation" button. >>>>> >>>>> An approach I have seen some projects take is basically advertising the >>>>> download as an unlimited trial, and have a nagging window to make you pay. >>>>> >>>>> You are then allowed to pinky swear that you paid to make the window go >>>>> away. In some cases kthulu comes to get you if you did not actually pay. >>>>> >>>>> Pepijn >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >>>>> Post to : elementary-dev-community@lists.launchpad.net >>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>> >>>> >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >> Post to : elementary-dev-community@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community Post to : elementary-dev-community@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
