{"id":1763,"date":"2010-05-10T19:45:44","date_gmt":"2010-05-11T00:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=1763"},"modified":"2010-05-10T19:56:44","modified_gmt":"2010-05-11T00:56:44","slug":"donating-to-firefox-add-ons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2010\/05\/10\/donating-to-firefox-add-ons","title":{"rendered":"Donating to Firefox add-ons"},"content":{"rendered":"

I went to get Flashblock<\/a> installed in my browser after a hiatus, and saw something interesting:
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That’s the add-ons page telling me that you can now make a small donation to the developer of the plugin so they can continue development on it. There’s a suggested amount (in this case $5), and when you do click on Contribute, you’re given options: one-time suggested donation, any price you’d like to give, or a recurring monthly contribution. All this is fulfilled quite simply via Paypal. I actually know of one of the developers of Flashblock – a Malaysian developer, Philip Chee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Money<\/a>I find Flashblock useful. Donating definitely makes sense. Then I immediately thought of WOT – Web of Trust<\/a>. I use the service on a daily basis. Would a donation of $10 to WoT<\/a> make sense? Absolutely. It makes the web safer for me to browse. It adds that added layer of security before I go ahead and click on a link.<\/p>\n

Do you donate to the add-ons that you use the most? Did you even know you could donate to add-ons for Firefox?<\/b> I would totally appreciate some comments on this.<\/p>\n

Disclosure: I have a professional interest in Web of Trust.<\/em><\/p>\n

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