[maemo-developers] "Donate $x" button on Packages and/or Downloads

[From: Andrew Flegg]

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:31, Valerio Valerio <vdv100 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Sascha Mäkelä <sascha.makela at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, I would definitely be in favour of a centralised donation system.
>> However, instead of the suggested amount set by the author, why not
>> have a general minimum amount (say like €1) accepted per app? Then the
>> the user who wants to donate, would select the amount and the app(s).
>
> Seems a really good plan, I'm with Sascha here, we can agree in a minimum
> and eliminate one of the extra fields.

What if, as an author, I think users who want to donate should donate
about $1 for Catorise, and $2 for Hermes? Given there's no processing
overhead for maemo.org, why not let application authors set whatever
they want? (even $0.10?)

By having an amount suggested, it'll feel more like an app store - and
I *think* users who don't have to decide how much to donate ("is such
a low amount derisory?") will donate, on average, more.

Cheers,

Andrew

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