From 5771f175259c68c9f2357daa1e05d421d05cb60b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Neumann Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2023 07:25:22 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] FAQ sections about downloading and donating --- source/site/getinvolved/faq/index.rst | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/site/getinvolved/faq/index.rst b/source/site/getinvolved/faq/index.rst index fa0e1229cc..dc99604fd3 100644 --- a/source/site/getinvolved/faq/index.rst +++ b/source/site/getinvolved/faq/index.rst @@ -12,6 +12,28 @@ even more pages if needed User ==== +Downloading issues +------------------ + +If you are trying to download QGIS and nothing seems to happen, please check your browser's download manager. +It can be usually found as an icon (arrow, stop-watch or pie-chart) at the top-right corner of your browser window. +Click on the icon to see the download progress or cancel the download. The normal procedure with downloads in the +browser is, that it first asks you where to save the file (with a file browser dialogue) and then you have to wait +until the download is finished. Because QGIS install packages, depending on the operating system, can be rather large +you have to be patient. The download size can be anywhere between several hundred megabytes to sometimes more than +one gigabyte (in case of MS Windows MSI packages). + +I have to donate in order to download QGIS +------------------------------------------ + +This is a misconception that we hear from time to time, but it is simply not true. Donating to QGIS is optional. +After downloading QGIS, there is a message appearing, reminding that you can donate to QGIS. However, you can press +"Close this message" and continue downloading without any problem. We want QGIS to be accessible to anyone, no matter +how your financial situation might be. If you are a first-time QGIS user, we recommend that you download, install and test +QGIS first and find out if the software is useful for the tasks you want to solve. Only if you like QGIS and it +substantially helps with your business, tasks or processes, you should think about donating towards QGIS or +supporting it as a sustaining member. + .. _how-to-ask-a-QGIS-question: How to ask a QGIS question? From 7025d030df273943f89a10174e5937a47a39463d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Neumann Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2023 07:30:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update index.rst --- source/site/getinvolved/faq/index.rst | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/site/getinvolved/faq/index.rst b/source/site/getinvolved/faq/index.rst index dc99604fd3..ada438feb4 100644 --- a/source/site/getinvolved/faq/index.rst +++ b/source/site/getinvolved/faq/index.rst @@ -15,19 +15,20 @@ User Downloading issues ------------------ -If you are trying to download QGIS and nothing seems to happen, please check your browser's download manager. -It can be usually found as an icon (arrow, stop-watch or pie-chart) at the top-right corner of your browser window. +If you are trying to download QGIS and ostensibly nothing seems to happen, please consult the download manager of your browser. +It can be usually found as an icon (based on arrow, stop-watch or pie-chart) at the top-right corner of your browser window. Click on the icon to see the download progress or cancel the download. The normal procedure with downloads in the -browser is, that it first asks you where to save the file (with a file browser dialogue) and then you have to wait +browser is such, that it first asks you where to save the file (with a file browser dialogue) and then you have to wait until the download is finished. Because QGIS install packages, depending on the operating system, can be rather large you have to be patient. The download size can be anywhere between several hundred megabytes to sometimes more than -one gigabyte (in case of MS Windows MSI packages). +one gigabyte (in case of MS Windows MSI packages). Depending on your download speed and the QGIS server load, downloads +can take from several minutes up to several hours. I have to donate in order to download QGIS ------------------------------------------ This is a misconception that we hear from time to time, but it is simply not true. Donating to QGIS is optional. -After downloading QGIS, there is a message appearing, reminding that you can donate to QGIS. However, you can press +After downloading QGIS, there is a message appearing, reminding that you can optionally donate to QGIS. However, you can press "Close this message" and continue downloading without any problem. We want QGIS to be accessible to anyone, no matter how your financial situation might be. If you are a first-time QGIS user, we recommend that you download, install and test QGIS first and find out if the software is useful for the tasks you want to solve. Only if you like QGIS and it From c8d0b5748979eb3d1f7dce15f1dec66db6ff46d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Neumann Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2023 22:19:05 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Integrating Anitas corrections --- source/site/getinvolved/faq/index.rst | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/site/getinvolved/faq/index.rst b/source/site/getinvolved/faq/index.rst index ada438feb4..09c37f697f 100644 --- a/source/site/getinvolved/faq/index.rst +++ b/source/site/getinvolved/faq/index.rst @@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ User Downloading issues ------------------ -If you are trying to download QGIS and ostensibly nothing seems to happen, please consult the download manager of your browser. -It can be usually found as an icon (based on arrow, stop-watch or pie-chart) at the top-right corner of your browser window. +If you are trying to download QGIS and nothing seems to happen, please consult the download manager of your browser. +It can usually be found as an icon (based on arrow, stop-watch or pie-chart) at the top-right corner of your browser window. Click on the icon to see the download progress or cancel the download. The normal procedure with downloads in the browser is such, that it first asks you where to save the file (with a file browser dialogue) and then you have to wait until the download is finished. Because QGIS install packages, depending on the operating system, can be rather large @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ can take from several minutes up to several hours. I have to donate in order to download QGIS ------------------------------------------ -This is a misconception that we hear from time to time, but it is simply not true. Donating to QGIS is optional. +This is a misconception that we hear from time to time, but it is not true. Donating to QGIS is optional. After downloading QGIS, there is a message appearing, reminding that you can optionally donate to QGIS. However, you can press "Close this message" and continue downloading without any problem. We want QGIS to be accessible to anyone, no matter how your financial situation might be. If you are a first-time QGIS user, we recommend that you download, install and test