On 03/22/2011 11:46 AM, Joe Zeff wrote: > From reading around there over the last several years, I've > gotten the very strong impression that the devs listen to nobody except > each other. I may, of course, be wrong, but that's how it looks to me. Everyone has an opinion on how software should be (including the developers!), so open source developers will indeed filter input based on the person's credibility. If you want to be taken seriously by devs, it helps to file constructive bug reports in the upstream bugzilla, AFTER researching the existing reports. After you become proficient at researching bugs, you can help triage bugs, without any coding expertise. That enhances credibility too. See: http://live.gnome.org/Bugsquad It helps even more if you submit patches. Obviously you may not have the expertise to submit code patches, but some people do. And just about everyone can submit documentation improvements! Easily! I mean this as a helpful guide to gaining credibility with devs, rather than as any sort of attack... - Mike -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
