[mgiannopoulos]

It’s not a dark pattern(1) if you enter the amount yourself (and you can enter 0.01$ I assume).

(1) “Dark Patterns are tricks used in websites and apps that make you buy or sign up for things that you didn't mean to.” https://darkpatterns.org/

[philbarr]

ok, maybe dark pattern is a bit strong, but I clearly clicked the button thinking I could just download it, and instead was presented with a form to buy it. It's a least a little disingenuous.

[mgiannopoulos]

You don’t need to buy it, you can enter zero in the form and get it for free. It’s basically donationware