Ask HN: How do I find someone to fix an OSS application I can't?

Re:Ask HN: How do I find someone to fix an OSS application I... by aaronrobinson on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @04:10PM (#39362868)

From a Quick Look the project seems active and you can contact them by raising an issue or directly (via gitter). The link is on their home page. Even if you find someone to do the work that pull request would still need to be accepted so you may as well go straight to the team.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I find someone to fix an OSS application I... by JohnFen on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @04:35PM (#39363148)

I agree that going to the team is a great idea, but this

> Even if you find someone to do the work that pull request would still need to be accepted

is not technically necessary. People can certainly make changes and bespoke builds with those changes without ever offering them for inclusion in the main project.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I find someone to fix an OSS application I... by aaronrobinson on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @08:03PM (#39365063)

You’re technically correct but the OP isn’t technical enough and so I don’t think I’d recommend maintaining a fork as the project rumbles on. Better to get them to incorporate his changes.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I find someone to fix an OSS application I... by 0bsolete on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @04:46PM (#39363266)

Thanks, I think I'll try contact via Gitter. My last issue report has sat with no response for a while.

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