Re:An Experience in Contributing to Open Source
by jghn on Wednesday December 24, 2014 @11:17AM
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Sure, but that doesn't mean the GP has time to deal with those properly.
I maintain a fairly small time open source package, and generally the users aren't super savvy in terms of coding, I understand that. It's an R package, and most of my questions I receive are really basic R questions, not about my software. C'est la vie.
But while I understand that doesn't mean I have time to deal with it much anymore. Responses tend to come in large batches once every couple of months just because that's when I'll finally get a chance to devote a decent block of time to the thing. OTOH if I get a non-horrible PR I handle it relatively quickly. To your point, a well thought out issue is appreciated by me, but it's just not going to get handle anywhere near as fast as a PR - that's not a judgement on the submitter, just a reality of free time
I maintain a fairly small time open source package, and generally the users aren't super savvy in terms of coding, I understand that. It's an R package, and most of my questions I receive are really basic R questions, not about my software. C'est la vie.
But while I understand that doesn't mean I have time to deal with it much anymore. Responses tend to come in large batches once every couple of months just because that's when I'll finally get a chance to devote a decent block of time to the thing. OTOH if I get a non-horrible PR I handle it relatively quickly. To your point, a well thought out issue is appreciated by me, but it's just not going to get handle anywhere near as fast as a PR - that's not a judgement on the submitter, just a reality of free time