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I make open source code for myself. I've done several minor "contributions" to different open source projects. Three examples: - Linux mint start menu isnt ab

I make open source code for myself. I've done several minor "contributions" to different open source projects. Three examples: - Linux mint start menu isnt able to perform basic numerical computations. I made some simple changes to be as ble to do that, and made a PR. - A Mint desklet showing pics didn't show the file location, I added that functionality. Pr done as well - A Mint tray icon Applet for crypto was missing some functionality I wanted (dont remember what). I added it and made a PR. The first two PRs were rejected for whatever reasons. The last one was accepted and merged. I couldn't care less about the first two, I made the code for me and it works for me. I just put it there in case the owners found it useful. If not, I dont care. Nobody is getting paid to do open source, there may be people who like the "fame", but myself? I just want to solve my problems.

eviks 3y ago
But solving your problems is easier if your patches are merged, less maintenance burden on your future self
johnnyanmac 3y ago
> there may be people who like the "fame" it's more for the sake of "pay it forward" in my head. if I think a feature or fix will benefit others, of course I want to share that. But if the gatekeepers don't care or see eye to eye, I'm not gonna spend hours arguing over it. If its a minor enough add/fix, I'll simply point others to the PR to grab themselves if they hit the same issue as me. >myself? I just want to solve my problems. maintaining my own branch adds more overhead when updating though. Not enough to go through the politics, but enough for me to at least try to throw a bone at Main first.