sjvnNov 11

FFmpeg to Google Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugs: https://thenewstack.io/ffmpeg-to-google-fund-us-or-stop-sending-bugs/ by @sjvn

The clash between small volunteer-driven, open-source projects, such as FFmpeg & the billion-dollar companies built on their work, which demand rapid security patches, is heating up.

FFmpeg to Google: Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugs

A lively discussion about open source, security, and who pays the bills has erupted on Twitter. 

The New Stack
Show threadGregoryNov 11
@sjvn sometimes, in my personal projects, when someone acts like I owe them something by virtue of having made and published the project, I do this:
https://github.com/grishka/NearDrop/issues/198
App broke under macOS 15.4 UPDATE · Issue #198 · grishka/NearDrop

App not recognized when trying to share with Android, R&R App same result, happened after the update

GitHub
Show threadAntacon
@grishka @sjvn this is insane. Submitting bugs on GitHub, then brushing off your suggestion of fetching logs??? Not even an iota of empathy or an attempt at doing better. I'm sorry you are dealing with that.
Nov 11 at 7:03pmWeb
Show threadKevin Karhan Nov 11

@Antacon @grishka @sjvn shit like this is why I see more projects than ever limiting issue submissions to support subscribers only...

  • Also people who report bugs but then refuse to reply to comments or even remotely work towards making them reproduceable are just a waste of time.
Show threadGregoryNov 11
@kkarhan @Antacon @sjvn I mean I do have a canned reply for when someone reports a crash in the Mastodon Android app but I can't reproduce it and their issue doesn't include a crash log. But yeah if they aren't interested in participating in the troubleshooting, I'm just ignoring them. I usually keep such issues open because someone else, who would be more cooperating, might experience the same problem and provide the missing details.
Show threadKevin Karhan Nov 11

@grishka @Antacon @sjvn Personally I also keep issues open but will give them a specific tag like waiting for reply as a placeholder.

  • I really hate the stale shit and espechally #StaleBot (like #StarBot) should be outlawed!
Show threadGregoryNov 11
@kkarhan @Antacon @sjvn I've even seen big corporations do that in their public-facing bug trackers, iirc JetBrains has something like this
Show threadKevin Karhan Nov 12
@grishka @Antacon @sjvn yes.