Nonsense. Users of free and open source software have every right to point out flaws in the design and implementation of that software. And this is an invaluabl

Nonsense. Users of free and open source software have every right to point out flaws in the design and implementation of that software. And this is an invaluable service to the authors and community. While finding and fixing an issue is nice, it's certainly not required, and not everyone capable of identifying issues has the time, ability, and inclination to fix those issues. Furthermore, the conversation at issue was initiated by a community member asking why Weave's authors chose to implement their own security mechanism. The point of this kind of question is to assess whether the authors had good reasons, bad reasons, or no reason at all behind a questionable decision. This helps determine whether the effort to resolve the issue would be well-spent. If the authors aren't convinced that other solutions would be superior, they may be unwilling to accept a contribution, and you are potentially wasting your time producing a patch.