KaKi87@jlai.lu to KDE@lemmy.kde.social · 11 days agoI can't believe store.kde.org is the one site I visit where a countdown to download remains 😭jlai.luimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down133file-text
arrow-up1-23arrow-down1imageI can't believe store.kde.org is the one site I visit where a countdown to download remains 😭jlai.luKaKi87@jlai.lu to KDE@lemmy.kde.social · 11 days agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareKaKi87@jlai.luOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down16·11 days agoThat doesn’t legitimize a countdown à la adfly.
minus-squareEthan@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·11 days agoYou’re arguing that it’s not legitimate for someone who is doing work and running servers for free to prompt you to donate?
minus-squareKaKi87@jlai.luOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·11 days agoI’m arguing it’s not legitimate to make the user endure a freaking countdown. The banner is fine. The additional click is fine. All nonprofits do it. But the countdown ? Hell no.
minus-squareEthan@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 days agoYou’re using services they provide for free. They can do whatever the fuck they want.
minus-squareBetoniusz@101010.pllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days ago@KaKi87 in a world where AI scrappers literally DDoS sites with open source software…yeah I don’t mind waiting 5 seconds for something I’m getting for free.
minus-squareKaKi87@jlai.luOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 days agoThis countdown is older than AI.
That doesn’t legitimize a countdown à la adfly.
You’re arguing that it’s not legitimate for someone who is doing work and running servers for free to prompt you to donate?
I’m arguing it’s not legitimate to make the user endure a freaking countdown.
The banner is fine. The additional click is fine. All nonprofits do it. But the countdown ? Hell no.
OK, pay them for better bandwidth then.
You’re using services they provide for free. They can do whatever the fuck they want.
@KaKi87 in a world where AI scrappers literally DDoS sites with open source software…yeah I don’t mind waiting 5 seconds for something I’m getting for free.
This countdown is older than AI.