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mouser
I disagree. If you were "open and transparent" then you would tell
just to be clear, you only have to "register" once. then after 6
months you just go to the key page url and click one button to make
another that lasts another 6 months.
you said:
here's the SECOND (bolded even) item on the "start" page
(http://www.donationcoder.com/About/start.html):
"I'm already using one of your programs.. Where can I download a
freeware license key for it?
In order to encourage donations, some of our programs require
non-members to sign up at our forum and download a new freeware license
key every 6 months."
there is a LOT of information on our site, it's a bit hard to make
every piece of information obvious from every page. we've been through
menu iterations of the pages, moving information here and there, we're
doing our best.
fair enough; every program page that requires a freeware license key
says has a link at the very top item on the upper left of the page:
"[Request License Key]" that takes you to key page whch explains
exactly the policy. maybe we could add a little more information with
that link.
i get the feeling that it's never going to be enough though. part of
the problem is that people with plenty of money might feel like why are
there all these complications? why can't i just push a "buy now"
button? a problem with doing something more complicate than pure
freeware or pure shareware is the difficulty of explaining the idea..
probably never going to be a perfect solution. the only good part i
guess is that the people who do join our site tend to be people who are
a little more interested in being part of something, rather than just
the gimme it now here's the money crowd.
people BEFORE THEY DOWNLOAD anything that they will need to
"register" again and again and again and...... to use the programs as
freeware.
just to be clear, you only have to "register" once. then after 6
months you just go to the key page url and click one button to make
another that lasts another 6 months.
you said:
Then why not clearly state that on your web pages ?
here's the SECOND (bolded even) item on the "start" page
(http://www.donationcoder.com/About/start.html):
"I'm already using one of your programs.. Where can I download a
freeware license key for it?
In order to encourage donations, some of our programs require
non-members to sign up at our forum and download a new freeware license
key every 6 months."
there is a LOT of information on our site, it's a bit hard to make
every piece of information obvious from every page. we've been through
menu iterations of the pages, moving information here and there, we're
doing our best.
Bye the way, my gripe is NOT about paying for programs. I paid
for this newsreader and I have paid for other programs I use. I
just dislike sites that hide "limitations" until after someone has
"registered" and/or "downloaded".
fair enough; every program page that requires a freeware license key
says has a link at the very top item on the upper left of the page:
"[Request License Key]" that takes you to key page whch explains
exactly the policy. maybe we could add a little more information with
that link.
i get the feeling that it's never going to be enough though. part of
the problem is that people with plenty of money might feel like why are
there all these complications? why can't i just push a "buy now"
button? a problem with doing something more complicate than pure
freeware or pure shareware is the difficulty of explaining the idea..
probably never going to be a perfect solution. the only good part i
guess is that the people who do join our site tend to be people who are
a little more interested in being part of something, rather than just
the gimme it now here's the money crowd.