hiddentag

Similar to https://github.com/illacceptanything/illacceptanything ?

;-)

The vast majority of open source projects are a volunteer effort. Either you contribute and better the software or support its community, or you don't. But if you choose the latter you can't complain about the software.

Sure, you have to meet the coding guidelines and rules of the project. Many won't accept a drive by pull request without a unit test and documentation for example. 9 times out of 10 the project authors are grateful for the help.

I almost fell for this sourceforge link. No, I don't want to punch the monkey or learn one neat trick.

Before you file a github issue, see if you can fix the problem yourself and submit a pull request. You're in the best position to fix the bug - you've reproduced the problem, you have the correct environment, and you have full source code.

If you're unable to fix the problem, it's your duty to provide as much useful information as possible in order for someone else to solve it. Saying something like "it doesn't work with X" is not helpful. Put yourself in the position of the maintainer and provide the information you'd like to see - OS, versions, exact commands to reproduce the issue, sample data - whatever is necessary. And if you've reported an issue, it's your responsibility to follow up and test and prospective solutions and provide feedback. Their time is not less valuable than yours.

Remember that open source project owners have done you a favor by giving you access to the code and owe you EXACTLY NOTHING. Complaining free riders are the worst. Give back to the community.