On 8/19/2022 4:44 PM, piorunz wrote: > On 19/08/2022 18:57, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: > > > I have noticed that some Debian bugs are ignored for a long time, sometimes > > even when the person who submitted the bug offered a patch. The Debian > > developers/maintainers sometimes don't even reply and therefore never > > explain why the proposed patch cannot be applied. Why is that the case with > > Debian developers/maintainers? > > Hi Chuck, > > Maybe because developers/maintainers are not paid by the hour, but mere > volunteers, don't you think?
So that means "free" software written and maintained by volunteers will never be as stable and secure as software that is written by people who are paid by the hour. That is, Debian software can *never* be as stable and secure as software that is written and maintained by people who are paid by the hour. Not only that, you are saying if a Debian user experiences a bug in Debian software, Debian developers/maintainers do not have to fix it. That's fine, but... If Debian developers/maintainers actively refuse to fix some bugs that inevitably arise by ignoring them, why would anyone depend on Debian software for anything important? Best regards, Chuck
