On 03/22/2011 09:04 AM, Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak wrote:
I mean this as a helpful guide to gaining credibility with devs,
rather
than as any sort of attack...
That, alas, all depends on the devs and their attitude. I use the Pan
newsreader. The dev is a member of the support mailing list and listens
to the concerns of the users. Sometimes it's not practical for him to
change something, but when that happens, he explains why. He also makes
it clear that if you're able to work up a patch that does what you want
he'll be glad to look at it and fold it in if it doesn't cause other
problems. Alas, he's pretty burned out on the project and looking to
pass the torch. Compare that to the Gnome devs who avoid the help forum
for their project like the plague, and the Fedora devs who either don't
frequent their forum or do so incognito.