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by KomoD3 hours ago |
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upvoteby dpmartinez3 hours ago|
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> What do you mean? It's linked on the Github repo...I think a site that doesn't work properly is a bad one. That's just my opinion.

I mean isn't this the point of open source?

You can fork the repo and fix the problem instead of complaining?

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upvoteby echoangle1 hours ago|
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You can still give constructive criticism of an open source project though, right?
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upvoteby dpmartinez1 hours ago|
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Never said you can't.

You can fix it though or open an issue.

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upvoteby TZubiri1 hours ago|
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So, volunteer time for free for someone else?

>I mean isn't this the point of open source?

Only if you just found what open source is.

In actuality, successful open source projects recruit developers by providing value to them. If there's a failure before you even install the product, there's 0 reason for someone to start contributing right away, why not start their own project at that point? Contributing 1 to something that has 0 value is a donation in exchange for nothing, not how Open Source usually works.

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upvoteby dpmartinez1 hours ago|
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> So, volunteer time for free for someone else?

Yes.

You know the project is OSS, you found the problem, you can fix it or open and issue instead of complaining to me about it.

Problem solved.

That benefits everyone rather than forking a project and starting all over again and wasting effort.

I cannot reproduce the problem, so I can't fix it.

But since you're complaining about it and you have the right skills, you can!

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