I still play the games. Testing GCompris is a massive time sink. You get caught up in all the activities.

You must have heard that old chestnut about how "the weakest security link in the security chain is the user" by now. There is nothing any technology can do if the user decides to install insecure stuff. Even before today, the KDE Store prominently displayed warnings about being careful with the content.

Not malicious. Just buggy -- a downright nasty bug, but a bug.

You can also turn things on its head, like

"Krita supports a wide range of tablets and drawing devices out of the box, so you won't miss expensive closed proprietary alternatives like Photoshop one bit".

👆 improvised, but you get the idea. You get to reference something the user may know (and this helps you out giving them a clear idea of what you are talking about), and you cast "the alternative" (Photoshop) in a less positive light than the free/libre software at the same time.

I think "free" is okay. If the software does come at no upfront cost, then fine, why not add that as an incentive to get people on board. They will figure out how to "pay back" sooner or later.

I can tell you a word I do avoid, and that is "alternative". It makes FLOSS items sound like cheap knockoffs, always playing catch-up with their supposed proprietary and closed equivalents, always seeking feature parity, but never really getting as good as the original. This is not the case. Most software projects, once they reach maturity, more often than not, evolve into their own thing.

Report bugs to https//bugs.kde.org, not here. Thread locked.

Report bugs to https//bugs.kde.org, not here. Thread locked.

Report bugs to https://bugs.kde.org, not here. Thread locked.

Reporting bugs is the way to go. They help us make better software for everybody. Thanks!

👆 Correct answer!

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Again: we do not use only PayPal. We have implemented many other methods.

That's okay, though. Donating is purely a voluntary thing. No-one at KDE is into pressuring or guilting anybody into doing anything. You enjoy our software and it helps you study, work or have fun? We are happy and good with that. Have fun!

There are many ways of contributing to Free Software with your efforts. That you are seriously considering it is already very much appreciated. Maybe you should think about signing up to one of KDE's mentorship programs (excuse the bare bones website, it is still work in progress)? These would help you get the foot in the door of contributing with someone to guide you, and even a foot in the door of the IT industry.

1. Sorry to hear that. The financial crises is terrible.
2. Although the prior point makes this one moot, We do have more ways than just PayPal. If you follow the process through that form, you can use bank transfer, credit card, and so on.

I have now unselected ALL languages, including "Undetermined". Please tell me if this helps at all.

I’d love to be able to use 1 login for all of the Fediverse though, just switching clients based on the UX I want at that time.

Amen that.

You are helping a lot already. Thank you for your contributions!

I think we have sorted this problem now.