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I think the other side of this is important as well, shoving a patch or a pull request across for something you use and sharing with them that you're fine if th

by vertis 9y ago

I think the other side of this is important as well, shoving a patch or a pull request across for something you use and sharing with them that you're fine if they don't merge it. Probably less with the kernel and more with smaller FOSS it is a way of serving your own needs and also giving back. But there has to be an expectation that the maintainer isn't under any obligation to merge or even evaluate it.

RustyRussell 9y ago
As a maintainer, part of my task is to interface between developers and the code. That generally means responding to submissions somewhat in proportion to the effort the submitter put in. More importantly, I have benefitted so much from senior devs "wasting time" on me, I am obliged to help others now I'm senior.