And then there is the issue of project maintainers actually accepting a proper and well-built bug report.
I can’t remember which one it was, but years back I found a bug in some open-source project. Made a bug report with all the information, steps to reproduce (full workflow, with expected and actual results), screenshots, the works. Essentially the GOLDEN STANDARD for a bug report. Everything they could possibly be needed to investigate it.
My report was closed with the comment, “did not provide the location in the code where the bug occurred”.
Like, WTF?? That’s not a part of a bug report, THAT’S YOUR JOB!!
I ended up just uninstalling the software, as that bug interfered with what I was doing and there were other options out there.
I can’t remember which one it was, but years back I found a bug in some open-source project. Made a bug report with all the information, steps to reproduce (full workflow, with expected and actual results), screenshots, the works. Essentially the GOLDEN STANDARD for a bug report. Everything they could possibly be needed to investigate it.
My report was closed with the comment, “did not provide the location in the code where the bug occurred”.
Like, WTF?? That’s not a part of a bug report, THAT’S YOUR JOB!!
I ended up just uninstalling the software, as that bug interfered with what I was doing and there were other options out there.