The other replies defends the walled garden approach but I agree with you. Most of the time I patch or fork the project to suit my needs. But sometimes there's

The other replies defends the walled garden approach but I agree with you. Most of the time I patch or fork the project to suit my needs. But sometimes there's little things that would definitely help if it's merged to the mainline. Note: for others, not for me. I already have my own fork. So my patience to go through the hoops is very small. Since I'm only doing it because I think it'll be beneficial for others. It doesn't matter for me if it doesn't get merged or even read by the maintainer. But in cases like you mentioned, it's just such a shame.