Comments on: Firefox Add-ons Contributions Pilot http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/07/15/firefox-add-ons-contributions-pilot/ Official Blog of Mozilla Add-ons Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:59:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: J. Couprie http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/07/15/firefox-add-ons-contributions-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-10824 J. Couprie Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:53:34 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=736#comment-10824 The link to micropayments does not work from France. To have more addons is good for users because they have more functionalities. It is also good for developers because they have less pressure to develop new functionalities. All incentives to the authors are good : from the users it is fame, recognition in every form including money, from the development team it is more suppressing "negative incentives" e.g. defining and documenting hooks, interfaces with the addon, lowering the time needed to check and modify the addons broken by the new monthly update : this means more time to code new addons ! The link to micropayments does not work from France.

To have more addons is good for users because they have more functionalities. It is also good for developers because they have less pressure to develop new functionalities.

All incentives to the authors are good : from the users it is fame, recognition in every form including money, from the development team it is more suppressing “negative incentives” e.g. defining and documenting hooks, interfaces with the addon, lowering the time needed to check and modify the addons broken by the new monthly update : this means more time to code new addons !

]]> By: Steve Sims http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/07/15/firefox-add-ons-contributions-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-7871 Steve Sims Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:22:01 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=736#comment-7871 This is a really good idea and yet another encouragement to use Firefox! This is a really good idea and yet another encouragement to use Firefox!

]]> By: Amanda Shoemaker http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/07/15/firefox-add-ons-contributions-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-6953 Amanda Shoemaker Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:37:14 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=736#comment-6953 Does anyone happen to know what will be the exact text which pops up to ask for the contribution? Also how much control does the add-on developer have in scripting the pop up text? Does anyone happen to know what will be the exact text which pops up to ask for the contribution? Also how much control does the add-on developer have in scripting the pop up text?

]]> By: onemen http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/07/15/firefox-add-ons-contributions-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-6713 onemen Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:57:18 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=736#comment-6713 when i tried to enter contribution account i get an error The email or merchant ID specified is invalid when i tried to enter contribution account i get an error
The email or merchant ID specified is invalid

]]> By: dmitriy http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/07/15/firefox-add-ons-contributions-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-6506 dmitriy Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:57:22 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=736#comment-6506 thanx tfor this innovation thanx tfor this innovation

]]> By: carolina http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/07/15/firefox-add-ons-contributions-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-6401 carolina Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:05:42 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=736#comment-6401 all sounds good... BUT... when I installed the latest Mozilla, it just told me that my Norton add ons are not compatible... WTF,,, why not??? I need them becouse I need to know when a web page is fake or not, sorry but it is my personal opinion and a very respectfull one... and the "new" mozilla does not offers such of things... please.... how I can ammend that?? using another sofware like Microsoft explorer is not a good Idea... carolina all sounds good… BUT… when I installed the latest Mozilla, it just told me that my Norton add ons are not compatible… WTF,,, why not??? I need them becouse I need to know when a web page is fake or not, sorry but it is my personal opinion and a very respectfull one… and the “new” mozilla does not offers such of things… please…. how I can ammend that?? using another sofware like Microsoft explorer is not a good Idea…
carolina

]]> By: toto http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/07/15/firefox-add-ons-contributions-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-6367 toto Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:50:38 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=736#comment-6367 the paypal micropayments site is broken for me, here is what i get there (french firefox from france): http://free.imr.free.fr//linux/screens/paypal1.png the paypal micropayments site is broken for me, here is what i get there (french firefox from france):
http://free.imr.free.fr//linux/screens/paypal1.png

]]> By: Tom http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/07/15/firefox-add-ons-contributions-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-6316 Tom Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:14:08 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=736#comment-6316 I know there's some general distaste for paypal, but why punish add-on developers by not supporting their work because of your own personal dislike for the donation provider? I think the correct channel is to encourage mozilla to support other donation systems, but don't make addons developers suffer because only paypal is supported. I know there’s some general distaste for paypal, but why punish add-on developers by not supporting their work because of your own personal dislike for the donation provider? I think the correct channel is to encourage mozilla to support other donation systems, but don’t make addons developers suffer because only paypal is supported.

]]> By: shannana http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/07/15/firefox-add-ons-contributions-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-6127 shannana Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:08:33 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=736#comment-6127 why dont you put on add ons that people would actually use instead of randoms stuff this is rubbish xxx !! :D why dont you put on add ons that people would actually use instead of randoms stuff this is rubbish
xxx !! :D

]]> By: Matt http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2009/07/15/firefox-add-ons-contributions-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-6108 Matt Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:59:52 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/?p=736#comment-6108 I agree with a lot of others with the Paypal dislike. There are a few add-ons I'd of donated to if the option wasn't Paypal only. I even told one of the creators of a Theme that's I'd be willing to donate if he'd accept other donations than from Paypal. I agree with a lot of others with the Paypal dislike. There are a few add-ons I’d of donated to if the option wasn’t Paypal only. I even told one of the creators of a Theme that’s I’d be willing to donate if he’d accept other donations than from Paypal.

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