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Why does it matter if they're on GitHub? I'm not OP, but usually the conversation goes like this: Person 1: <describes problem with open source software> Per
by WalterGR 9y ago
Why does it matter if they're on GitHub?
I'm not OP, but usually the conversation goes like this:
Person 1: <describes problem with open source software>
Person 2: It's open source. Have you submitted a patch yet?
- the_grue 9y agoI don't have an example handy, but when FF 57 was first released, I actually took the effort to check what are the prospects of extensions I use in future FF versions. I found at least one extension which required a feature that FF developers refused to fix because it would expose APIs they didn't want to expose, end of story. So it's not just a matter of "scratching your own itch", a lot of it is politics.
- WalterGR 9y agoSo it's not just a matter of "scratching your own itch", a lot of it is politics. Absolutely. I don't personally believe that open source projects are above criticism - just explaining why the question was likely asked.