Stealing money? Please. If anything, you're making DF accessible to people that would never play it otherwise.
So you're saying that the distributors of food throughout the world should get all the customers' money whilst the manufacturer gets nothing?
That's a terrible analogy. It's more like distributors are giving away food that they got from Kellogg and telling everyone they give food to: "Kellogg graciously donated this food, please donate to Kellogg."
No, thats what Stonesense SHOULD be doing - That message and/or donate button isn't anywhere to be seen on the Stonesense splash screen AFAIK.
I think we've made our stand on this clear many times over, but it doesn't hurt to clear the air
We are never going to ask for donations, nor are we going to tell people to "go donate to DF because Toady is awesome ^.^". IMHO such a label would seem a little childish, people who play DF knows perfectly well how and where to donate. And if anyone feels it should be made clearer, then I suggest they direct that request to Toady.
You see, the way it works today, Toady's the one who sets the pace for how hard he wants to push donations. I feel it would be in bad taste if we pressured people or even voiced an opinion on the matter.
The Stonesense splash screen will contain credits to the people who contribute to the project, clean and simple.
Cheers guys