Freeware/Donationware Do you contribute?

[Rico]

Hi All,

Some of my favorite applications are freeware/donation ware. Applications like SpyBot Search & Destroy, CCCleaner, SpyBlaster, I've donated to. While I was under no obligation to donate, I use these programs & felt good about contributing to the authors, so are you a:

a) Giver

b) Just a user


Choosing "Giver/Just a user" is not limited by my humble 3 examples. If you use it do you....

[ErikAlbert]

If I report a bug or a false positive or an approved improvement by the author of the freeware, do you consider this also as a donation ?
After all I spend my valuable freetime on that :)

[Rico]

Hi Erik, No just $. Using that criteria, after buying commercial software, then making a suggestion would count as a donation. As I spent time thinking & taking time to jot it ddown & get it to them. Or making a suggestion on how the Red Cross could improve operations, is hardly the same as, giving $.

Take care
rico

[ErikAlbert]

-{ Quote: "Hi Erik, No just $. Using that criteria, after buying commercial software, then making a suggestion would count as a donation. As I spent time thinking & taking time to jot it ddown & get it to them. Or making a suggestion on how the Red Cross could improve operations, is hardly the same as, giving $." }-
In that case I vote for "Just a user", because I can't agree with you. ;)
If the company would give me a $-donation for all my efforts, than I would give a $-donation.
For me it has to work in both directions and I'm not obliged to report bugs, false positives, improvements, ideas, etc.
If I do this and I always do, I consider this as a contribution in kind and sometimes a suggestion of any user can be alot more worth in $ for a company, than a one-time donation of $10. :)

[bigc73542]

If I try a donation ware app and it is a servicible stable program I am more than likely to donate. But if a program is advertised as freeware I do not contribute.

[twig]

some of the earlier freeware that has now become shareware started off as donations. There are 3 that I donated too 3 or 4 yrs ago that are now shareware. Each of these companies sent me a lifetime licence with regular upgrades.
Mailwasher (pro) ( firetrust)
Benign (firetrust)
Ad- aware se plus (lavasoft)
so you never know what your little donation can actually turn out to be.

[WSFuser]

im just a user, but when i get a job and credit card/paypal, i may donate to programs like spybot s&d.

[ErikAlbert]

-{ Quote: "im just a user, but when i get a job and credit card/paypal, i may donate to programs like spybot s&d." }-
Don't forget that Spybot S&D has also a paid version, just like Ad-Aware.

[toploader]

i recently voted for Bill in the "vote for winpatrol" (http://castlecops.com/t134509-Vote_WinPatrol.html) plea

if anyone else rates his software i suggest they consider doing likewise ;)

[Rico]

Hi Erik, That's news to me that SpyBot S & D has a paid product. I just visited there site & could not find anything. Perhaps you could provide a link. I'd be interested to see the difference between the paid & donation ware products.

rico

[ErikAlbert]

-{ Quote: "Hi Erik, That's news to me that SpyBot S & D has a paid product. I just visited there site & could not find anything. Perhaps you could provide a link. I'd be interested to see the difference between the paid & donation ware products.

rico" }-
I've read this once at SWI and it won't be easy to find that post back. I will try but it won't be easy.

[Primrose]

Paid version is for the Corp Enviornment..



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[ErikAlbert]

I couldn't find the post at SWI, but Primrose saved my skin. Thanks Primrose ;D

[TonyW]

Sometimes should be an option. I do use freeware, and sometimes I will donate, but not always.