I feel the author. Very often when I report issues to open source projects, the first response is "why don't you submit a patch?", followed by subtle hints that

I feel the author. Very often when I report issues to open source projects, the first response is "why don't you submit a patch?", followed by subtle hints that I am a leech profiting off the backs of volunteers. I am also at the point where I seriously ask myself whether I should invest the time to report and provide minimal examples for reproduction.