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I think saying, "we think it's a good idea because.." or "it's not a good idea because.." or "hmm, that's interesting, we'll need to think about it." are all be

I think saying, "we think it's a good idea because.." or "it's not a good idea because.." or "hmm, that's interesting, we'll need to think about it." are all better responses than any of your quotes. If somebody cluelessly expresses urgency and wants it fixed now, it's perfectly ok to say "if you need it soon you should consider paying someone for it". But I find "submit a patch" often used when people disagree with your suggestion but can't articulate why.

tedunangst 16y ago
In at least some of these discussions, I think "submit a patch" stands for more than just the literal phrase, it's a whole category of response, in contrast to the "I will do your bidding, master" category. I will sometimes use the phrase literally, but haven't found the shock and outrage of asking somebody to fix their own problem is diminished much by flowery phrasing. For the record, I will not say "submit a patch" for a bad idea, I will say "that's a bad idea". Not that people like hearing that, either.