Re: [Konversation-users] Supporting the developers?

[Dave <da...@ch...>]

On Tuesday 25 May 2004 2:37 pm, jf...@be... wrote:
> *** Reply to message from Stanislav Karchebny <be...@up...> on Wed,
> 26 May 2004 01:00:14 +0600***
>
> Gosh, I don't know what heading this item would come under , except
> it's a nice option if it can be done... er, re-phrasing, I *know* it
> can be done, it was done a million years ago when OS/2 was still sold
> under that name... but I have a couple of channels I always log into (
> onto?) and it would be nice if I could have the Konversation program do
> that automagically, as it can do now, for one channel. Alternative
> would be to have a list of channels I can add to on the top menu, where
> I can then login w/ a clickety click...  nevermind the groans there you
> cli guys, if I wanted to do everything that way I would be using
> irissi, no? ;^)
>
> Actually, what I quite like about Konversation is it's nice clean look,
> I wish I could separate the channels into separate windows rather than
> having tabs... it's just easier for me to monitor w/ a quick glance ...
> but long ago I realiszed that some one saw an Icq program that had all
> the windows  open in one large-ish window, and I think, perhaps tabs
> really are an improvement on that.

I agree. Konversation has a very clean look that I find pleasing to the eyes. 
(KVirc has to many icons and looks kind of clunky) It is nice to have 
channels opened simular to KVirc or Klient's way but it can get messy after a 
while if your in a lot of channels. Perhaps having an option to send all 
messages to a single tab? The message can have the channel name prefixed 
before the nickname of the user who sent the message.
>
> It is a pity there is no paypal outlet in Russia, I made a donation to
> the Freenode Nonprofit thru them, and one doesn't actually have to have
> an account w/ them, just to send money every now and then.
>
> Although the "I'll pay X amount to the devloper who creates Y feature"
> might be encouraging, Maybe better a fee for being on the  "advisory
> board" for the development of Konversation??  That has a bit of a
> "cool" factor that can't be denied. Tshirts, "golf shirts" , etc. w/
> some sort of registered Konversation Advisory Board logo.... ( and in
> secret, for those who actually pay money to the development, a number
> or secret password, or silly joke that only the real Advisory board
> members know.. )

I like the sound of "Advisory Board Member" but as Dario pointed out there 
isn't a simple way to distribute the funds. 
 
>
> After all no point in keeping someone who wants to buy the tshirt, and
> support that way from sending in the money. I do not know if the
> companies which do that actually are a good deal for the people who use
> them. As I understand it, someone from the group creates the design and
> says what they want it on,  tshirts, mugs, and I don't know what
> else... and they handle the rest of the trasnactions, including getting
> the money to the developers...
>
> However, that is just a thought off the top of my head, and probably
> isn't even a very good one...

I could surely use a larger coffee mug. If there was a Konversation logo on it 
and it helped in support I'd buy it. :)

>
> Still, keep up the work on the program, I'm sure we will find some way
> to support you ... at least as well as 10-12 people who have talked
> here already can do...
>
> --
> j

Cheers,
Dave