> > The fact that you submit bug reports and do not follow up / patch them > yourself > shows a severe disinterest in *really* helping ubuntu and (like most > new devel's in all projects) just want to focus on the hot-dog stuff.
I do follow up - in fact, I've often posted additional info on my bug reports as to the origin of the issue/suggestions as to what could be done. I may not have the solution to everything, but that doesn't mean that I'm just being lazy or "just focusing on the hot-dog stuff". Maybe it means that for you, but I've submitted bugs/ideas to other projects (including *Debian*, of all distributions) and have received plenty of response. > > 2) RTFM. Please. Coming onto the mailing list and asking for manual > locations makes me want to knife myself. Yes it could be clearer, but > you are not asking for help or clarifying a point, your just being > lazy. I'm not asking for something trivial - I'm asking how to provide input/ideas regarding key components of the system. It's perfectly clear how to do MOTU/Bug Squad/etc - it's NOT clear how to go about suggesting changes to the main desktop setup. I've looked countless times on Launchpad and have remained stumped - "RTFM" really doesn't help one bit. 3) Before you start working on MAJOR new features, why not help fix > bugs and other common problems first? Wouldn't these be more benficial > and a better learning process than "Making the default system look > better"?. BTW the way it renders fonts is entirely appropriate: Most > people get used to MS's crappy way of sub-sampling fonts to make them > look sharper. In many of the cases I've discussed, I'm not necessarily talking about coding a major new project from scratch - I'm talking about integrating already existing code into the system, investigating changes in default settings, etc. Yes, I certainly would work on the smaller bugs/issues as well - and I already know where to go for that (Bug Squad, MOTU, etc etc). However, it's unclear where to go with basic desktop issues/ideas, other than to file a bug in Launchpad, provide all the info you can, and wait. Do any Ubuntu developers care to comment? I'd like to contribute, but I'm beginning to feel like I can't do so in any meaningful way outside the "universe" and Launchpad bug reports (which, even when I provide extensive info and narrow the problem to something fairly specific, don't tend to get much response). Tim
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