I agree with you. The point I'm making is: Before I put any real effort into a fix, I test if they are receptible to something that was easy for me to make, an

I agree with you. The point I'm making is: Before I put any real effort into a fix, I test if they are receptible to something that was easy for me to make, and should be easy for them to validate, e.g. a typo fix. Because what you often find out is that people are not interested in being active maintainers.