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Re:Open source maintainers are drowning in junk bug reports ... by anon373839 on Tuesday December 24, 2024 @12:58PM (#42503562)
I’d like to inject a personal gripe here, namely: the people who take the time to answer questions on Amazon with “I don’t know.” Why.
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Re:Open source maintainers are drowning in junk bug reports ... by Bluestein on Tuesday December 24, 2024 @01:12PM (#42503684)
"Elroy was here"
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Re:Open source maintainers are drowning in junk bug reports ... by stonogo on Thursday December 26, 2024 @02:25PM (#42517137)
Because Amazon sent them am email. When questions go unanswered, Amazon emails some of the prior purchasers asking them the question. These emails are constructed to look like they are personally being asked for help.

So, why? Courtesy, believe it or not. Blame Amazon.

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Re:Open source maintainers are drowning in junk bug reports ... by anon373839 on Saturday December 28, 2024 @03:40AM (#42529535)
Oh, that makes total sense.
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