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My question is with contributing to Ubuntu:

I tried to donate $25 this morning before downloading 12.04.3 LTS (you kinda force people to it). I wanted to donate, as I've done before, without any other returns than the privilege of using the software. I thought I was entering billing info so that my credit card would be charged directly, but instead it appears the site forces me to go through PayPal! While I do have a PayPal account, I don't like to use it much. So I ended up canceling the contribution. I sure don't know why Ubuntu sets up the donation feature thusly - it turns me off. If you want people to contribute voluntarily, make it easy for them and not force one to use a certain payment method.

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If you want people to contribute voluntarily,

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Well, we are not the people who work for Ubuntu, we are volunteers here.

The Contact Us page linked from Ubuntu's website states, in part,

If you have suggestions or corrections for ubuntu.com or canonical.com, email us at [email protected] or [email protected].

which is the best way to contact Ubuntu folks about this issue.

I thought I was entering billing info so that my credit card would be charged directly,

When I look at the pre-download page, the donation button clearly states PayPal and immediately to its left is the no donation link. Therefore, don't see how you could have thought you were setting up a charge to your card account, and the address collection is so the Ubuntu T-shirt (part of the deal on that page) could be shipped to you.

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