{"id":61697,"date":"2009-07-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2009\/07\/16\/introducing-firefox-add-ons-contributions-pilot\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T20:30:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T20:30:52","slug":"introducing-firefox-add-ons-contributions-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/introducing-firefox-add-ons-contributions-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Firefox Add-ons Contributions Pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today the <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/\">Firefox Add-ons<\/a> team announces the pilot release of its <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2009\/07\/15\/firefox-add-ons-contributions-pilot\/\">\u201cContributions\u201d program. <\/a>Contributions will give  developers the opportunity to request an optional dollar amount for their Firefox Add-on. Along with requesting this amount, Mozilla is helping developers tell their stories with its new \u201cAbout the Developer\u201d pages, which explain to prospective contributors the motivations for creating an add-on and its future road map. Since contributions are completely optional, users will have ample time to evaluate an add-on to determine whether or not they want to help a developer. <\/p>\n<p>Mozilla will be working with PayPal on this initial pilot to provide a secure and international solution for facilitating payments. Developers can optionally create a PayPal ID for each of their Firefox Add-ons. Users will be presented with a \u201cContribute\u201d button that gives them the option of paying the suggested amount or a different amount.<\/p>\n<p>Add-ons Director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spreadfirefox.com\/MozillaBios#NickNguyen\">Nick Nguyen<\/a> explains more in his blog post, excerpted below:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Our aim with this pilot is to help support a growing ecosystem by providing our users with the opportunity to support their favorite add-on developers. We\u2019re asking for feedback from our community to drive the future of this pilot and we look forward to learning as much as we can.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For more details on Contributions, please see the<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2009\/07\/15\/firefox-add-ons-contributions-pilot\/\"> blog post FAQ<\/a>. The Add-ons team will be evaluating this pilot as they receive feedback to incorporate into future revisions. To share your thoughts and ideas, please contribute via the <a href=\"http:\/\/groups.google.com\/group\/mozilla.dev.amo\/topics?pli=1\">AMO newsgroup.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today the Firefox Add-ons team announces the pilot release of its \u201cContributions\u201d program. Contributions will give developers the opportunity to request an optional dollar amount for their Firefox Add-on. 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