FreeCAD: A free and open source multiplatform 3D parametric modeler

Re:FreeCAD: A free and open source multiplatform 3D parametr... by jka on Friday September 18, 2020 @10:45AM (#24517414)

Yep - it's completely fine to simply use software and not expect or contribute anything more to it; and in that sense it's good to have multiple options for any given task.

But given the ability and opportunity to provide feedback directly to a software project, they'll generally appreciate it and it'll lead to better outcomes for everyone, even if it takes a bit more time up-front.

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Re:FreeCAD: A free and open source multiplatform 3D parametr... by rkangel on Friday September 18, 2020 @11:58AM (#24518403)

I've concluded that for me the price that I should pay for good open source software is good bug reports. If I'm not contributing at the very least help the contributors make their project better. This can sometimes take a little time to get a reasonably minimal set of steps to repeat and appropriate screenshots. Admittedly this is easier as I'm a software engineer so I have decent intuition as to what is needed so they don't have to come back to me.

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Re:FreeCAD: A free and open source multiplatform 3D parametr... by fireattack on Friday September 18, 2020 @01:21PM (#24519417)

I agree with you in general, but in this very case, since there is already a wiki page for it, I guess the issue is well-known.

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