On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:12:23 +0200, Xyne <[email protected]> wrote: > "Tobias Eriksson" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Please add "file" to that list and please don't tell me to submit a >> > patch or file a bug report for something that trivial. There's enough >> > pointless bureaucracy in the world as is. >> > >> >> This is how open source development is done. If you want something fixed >> then either submit a bug report or fix problem yourself with a patch. If >> you don't like it... too bad for you. > > > Whoever needs to see this has or will see it. There is no reason to > jump through extra hoops. It's like someone telling you that you left > your headlights on, and you respond with "send me an email about it". > > In this case, asking for a patch that adds a single word to a comment > is silly, and I would still have to submit the patch to someone for it > to be applied, which would actually require more work than simply > changing that line in the first place. Chanting the "submit a patch" > mantra without regard for context seems to be a consequence of > long-term development and concomitant apathy. > > If you don't want to fix it, then don't.
Sure that in this case you don't need a patch, but where is the problem to file a simple bug report. Just two lines of text and everything is allright. Just my two cents Adam Hani Schakaki
