"The donation button has been removed ...", foobar2000.org Options

[Squeller]

Happy new year! Oh, suffering from a headache. Was back home at 5am

The donation button has been removed due to PayPal being thieves.

-v please

This post has been edited by Squeller: Jan 1 2010, 12:55

[Peter]

The donation experiment was interesting and the initial response was really great.

However, after the first week, donation rates dropped to a level that would barely cover server bills. I do not have the luxury of knowing how this would have turned out in long run or how the rates would have changed with different site layout making the "donate" button harder to miss. I might try this again at some point later, if I find some reasonable alternative to PayPal.

It is clear that PayPal will suspend people's accounts without any legit reason given. I'm aware of multiple other people using PayPal in the exactly same manner as I did - including certain members of this forum, I won't point fingers at them or else they might get in trouble too. I responded to PayPal clarifying the situation as soon as I got their "warning letter", but there has been no further response from them at all. Sure I could try fighting them (emails, phone, whatever) to restore normal status of the account, but it sounds like more trouble than it's worth; I started transferring everything out on regular basis since the first signs of trouble so not much has been lost.

I would like to mention that the mildly annoying ads on our site easily cover foobar2000.org/hydrogenaudio.org server costs. I just wanted to let people who find my software to be particularly useful express their gratitude - this is how in my personal opinion purchasing of intellectual property should work: you decide whether, when and how much you pay.

Removal of the donation option will not in any way interfere with foobar2000 development.

[Xezzy]

I guess Peter answered this:

I might try this again at some point later, if I find some reasonable alternative to PayPal.

The donation experiment was interesting and the initial response was really great.

However, after the first week, donation rates dropped to a level that would barely cover server bills.

In other words, it's more profitable to start this experiment several times. Clever

[Gambit]

I guess Peter answered this:

I might try this again at some point later, if I find some reasonable alternative to PayPal.

The donation experiment was interesting and the initial response was really great.

However, after the first week, donation rates dropped to a level that would barely cover server bills.

In other words, it's more profitable to start this experiment several times. Clever

A bit late but I could not resists here. With all due respect, you sir are an idiot. You have NO idea how much time and money goes into the development of an application like foobar and how selfless Peter has been over the YEARS, otherwise you would not have the gall to suggest something like that.