Comments on: Become a Democracy Subscriber http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:52:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Nicholas Reville http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/comment-page-1/#comment-25089 Nicholas Reville Wed, 16 May 2007 15:22:21 +0000 http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/#comment-25089 Richie-- yes, definitely! Richie– yes, definitely!

]]> By: Richie Perl Schulung http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/comment-page-1/#comment-25064 Richie Perl Schulung Wed, 16 May 2007 10:49:18 +0000 http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/#comment-25064 subsribers still needed? subsribers still needed?

]]> By: roomer http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/comment-page-1/#comment-17132 roomer Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:43:17 +0000 http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/#comment-17132 that's what I was thinking too .... that’s what I was thinking too ….

]]> By: marc http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/comment-page-1/#comment-17131 marc Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:41:00 +0000 http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/#comment-17131 I do not understand the need for once more a new player when there already are so many for free (WMP, QT, ....) and when Adobe just announce soon to release a Flash video base player for free (sounds real demacratic as a price). With the ubiquity of Flash I don't understand why not to make use of such a widespread technology (like YouTube did for instance). Even WMP sounds better than you Democratic player with, lets be honest, almost no audience for the content one wanna share .... I do not understand the need for once more a new player when there already are so many for free (WMP, QT, ….) and when Adobe just announce soon to release a Flash video base player for free (sounds real demacratic as a price). With the ubiquity of Flash I don’t understand why not to make use of such a widespread technology (like YouTube did for instance). Even WMP sounds better than you Democratic player with, lets be honest, almost no audience for the content one wanna share ….

]]> By: Chadd http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/comment-page-1/#comment-15174 Chadd Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:31:45 +0000 http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/#comment-15174 I understand what the subscriber model is for and absolutely understand the need to cover costs. I was just offering a word of caution about how this can be perceived if its not implemented with the right understanding. On a side note, I hope this works out well and keeps the project going. If I had the money to donate I would, but as time is what I do have I will continue to help with the channel guide. Good luck Democracy (Miro)! I understand what the subscriber model is for and absolutely understand the need to cover costs. I was just offering a word of caution about how this can be perceived if its not implemented with the right understanding.

On a side note, I hope this works out well and keeps the project going. If I had the money to donate I would, but as time is what I do have I will continue to help with the channel guide.

Good luck Democracy (Miro)!

]]> By: Nicholas Reville http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/comment-page-1/#comment-15138 Nicholas Reville Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:06:52 +0000 http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/#comment-15138 Chadd-- I completely agree with you on this. Above all, it is crucial that Democracy Player (Miro) be completely free and open to anyone. We need to find ways to pay our bills, but we will never ask people to pay to get special features. If you (or anyone reading this) think that any of donation requests seem to imply that becoming a subscriber is necessary to use the software, please drop me a line. We really don't want to convey that in any way. Chadd– I completely agree with you on this. Above all, it is crucial that Democracy Player (Miro) be completely free and open to anyone. We need to find ways to pay our bills, but we will never ask people to pay to get special features. If you (or anyone reading this) think that any of donation requests seem to imply that becoming a subscriber is necessary to use the software, please drop me a line. We really don’t want to convey that in any way.

]]> By: Chadd http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/comment-page-1/#comment-15135 Chadd Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:33:58 +0000 http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/#comment-15135 I think raising money through donations is a wonderful idea as many people would be willing to help subsidize the project they use. However, with the talk of subscription models and such there needs to be care taken not to steer people in the wrong direction. Much like the Democracy name is changing because it gave people the wrong impression of what the project was about, there also needs to be similar care toward being careful with the word subscription (it's a loaded word when it comes to computer apps). The option to donate should be free and open with great care toward handling how it is framed. Incentives for donators is an excellent idea to showcase those who go the extra mile to help and I am particularly fond of listing participating individuals and companies on some sort of webpage or announcement. It helps give validation and credit to those who help out. I, however, do not think subscribers having access to advanced features or premium content (as mentioned above) is the right thing for Democracy (Miro) as it goes against the openness and freedom in media that this project promotes. That would take it in a business direction that doesn't seem to adhere to what seem to be the projects goals. I think raising money through donations is a wonderful idea as many people would be willing to help subsidize the project they use. However, with the talk of subscription models and such there needs to be care taken not to steer people in the wrong direction. Much like the Democracy name is changing because it gave people the wrong impression of what the project was about, there also needs to be similar care toward being careful with the word subscription (it’s a loaded word when it comes to computer apps). The option to donate should be free and open with great care toward handling how it is framed.

Incentives for donators is an excellent idea to showcase those who go the extra mile to help and I am particularly fond of listing participating individuals and companies on some sort of webpage or announcement. It helps give validation and credit to those who help out.

I, however, do not think subscribers having access to advanced features or premium content (as mentioned above) is the right thing for Democracy (Miro) as it goes against the openness and freedom in media that this project promotes. That would take it in a business direction that doesn’t seem to adhere to what seem to be the projects goals.

]]> By: atsushi http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/comment-page-1/#comment-15052 atsushi Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:39:46 +0000 http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/#comment-15052 good morning from japan. http://dtvjp.biz/40/ | PCF announces a new Channel Guide as a trial base | and a new project for support. This is an abstract | for Japanese users. http://dtvjp.biz/30/ A Japanese translation of your announcement: "Custom Versions of Democracy Player Now Available." # It's not an April Fool's joke :-) thanks. good morning from japan.

http://dtvjp.biz/40/

| PCF announces a new Channel Guide as a trial base
| and a new project for support. This is an abstract
| for Japanese users.

http://dtvjp.biz/30/

A Japanese translation of your announcement:
“Custom Versions of Democracy Player Now Available.”

# It’s not an April Fool’s joke :-)

thanks.

]]> By: Nicholas Reville http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/comment-page-1/#comment-14936 Nicholas Reville Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:50:46 +0000 http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/#comment-14936 Thanks Matt!! Thanks Matt!!

]]> By: Matt Hartley http://blog.getmiro.com/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/comment-page-1/#comment-14934 Matt Hartley Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:21:58 +0000 http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/03/become-a-democracy-subscriber/#comment-14934 ;) http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/it/2007/03/28/im-a-subscriber-are-you ;)

http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/it/2007/03/28/im-a-subscriber-are-you

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