> If I received a bug like that I would immediately think why are you telling me this... just fix it yourself
Then you're part of the problem.
I am far less equipped to handle a bug like this than you'd think. It would take me so much more work and time than asking someone who already knows the project and how to work on it.
If I did this for every bug I reported, I wouldn't have a job because I wouldn't have any time left for one.
You know, this is also my issue with Linux. The attitude is generally that if you want to run Linux, you are expected to do anything you need completely on your own, including fixing bugs. This is why macOS is my preferred operating system. (Not that I can run it right now...)
I'm of course not entitled to anything from you (or anyone), but the one thing I won't do is fix it myself.
I don't really want to be a hacker right now. I've tried. I can be, but it rarely pays off for me. Not even financially, just emotionally.
Then you're part of the problem.
I am far less equipped to handle a bug like this than you'd think. It would take me so much more work and time than asking someone who already knows the project and how to work on it.
If I did this for every bug I reported, I wouldn't have a job because I wouldn't have any time left for one.
You know, this is also my issue with Linux. The attitude is generally that if you want to run Linux, you are expected to do anything you need completely on your own, including fixing bugs. This is why macOS is my preferred operating system. (Not that I can run it right now...)
I'm of course not entitled to anything from you (or anyone), but the one thing I won't do is fix it myself.
I don't really want to be a hacker right now. I've tried. I can be, but it rarely pays off for me. Not even financially, just emotionally.