90Degree
I absolutely think it's completely fine to charge for an extension if the developer chooses to do so. However, I don't think it's very nice to promote something as non-commercial then require a donation (not really a donation then, is it?) before allowing it to be downloaded.
I am actually one of those Joomla devotees who really does donate for great extensions. So, it really bothers me personally that donations are being required before allowing the user to test it and see if it's "donation-worthy." After all, it may not work properly. I've certainly come across my fair share of extensions that do not work well.
I really hope that the developer will consider removing this requirement, in the true spirit of donations and the open source community, OR set a price for it and call it commercial.
Although is pretty common in the open source field to include a donation button before a download link (not to sell the product itself but just to allow whoever is interested in the project to contribute (ie helping covering domain expenses), donation step is not compulsory.
If you have problem with the download link feel free to email to require a copy of the extension enclosed by mail.
Registration is required to keep track of user downloads and is part of joomlaProduction policy.







