Yes, I agree. Some devs do volunteer for free. Some others do it for some other form of incentive. There's a cynical comment down below that points to this fact

Yes, I agree. Some devs do volunteer for free. Some others do it for some other form of incentive. There's a cynical comment down below that points to this fact. Like seriously implying that most of the Windows-based support comes from paid engineers, guys, get a grip. A lot of people in the Windows community offer support for "free", thanks to the MVP badge incentive, it helps them demonstate they have reached some substancial proficiency in some Microsoft stack technology... In my view, that's not free... you're getting something for your time, something that might enhance your chances of getting a job. A lot of people in core-teams do get paid through donations. Donations, I may add, many times come from the same bastards they so profusely seek to brush off in bug reports such as this infamous one.