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	Jaffa	2011-01-02 , 15:43
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Originally Posted by stlpaul

Perhaps of interest, old thread about a proposed integrated donation system for community apps from maemo-dev mailing list:

http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail/mae...ry/023980.html

It's still, officially, on the maemo.org roadmap; but no movement is happening on it :-(

Originally Posted by rotoflex

The system now is uncoordinated and inefficient because there is no link between downloading an application via the repositories and getting an indication of the compensation scheme.

Well, that's what the above proposal is for. And, with things like FAPMan and the Community SSU (being able to change Application Manager), this could also be put more front & centre.

There needs to be a revision of guidelines for applications to:
1. provide a project page on t.m.o. for the application, with the first post (or two) kept updated with downloading and operating instructions
2. with the download information a donate link or indication of compensation method

There's already such a rule and a mechanism, it's called maemo.org Downloads. Any software which makes it through the QA process gets there: http://maemo.org/downloads/ - that's your:

home page for the app
one-click install
screenshots
the current stable version number
link to bug tracker
rating system
link to home page
inclusion of any text the developer desires

TMO is not a content-management system, and an attempt to turn it into one for applications is a Bad Idea. And it's been a Bad Idea every single time it's been suggested.

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