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   Natanael Copa (ncopa@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Nov-2024 01:57:23 JST Natanael Copa

   This week I have experienced both the good and the bad with working with open source.

   The good: Today I asked in gcc IRC channel about build failure of cross compiler. They were able the help me in the right direction and I found out it must be a bug in busybox awk. Feels so good to find that out, after banging my head into this for a couple of days. Ask for help early!

   (still don't know exactly how busybox awk is broken 😨 )

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     Natanael Copa (ncopa@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Nov-2024 01:57:43 JST Natanael Copa

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     More of the good:

     I took the time to register an account at kde bug tracker (I was surprised I didn't already have one! - or I just forgot the email address I used last time) - and file a bug. Within hours the fix was pointed to me and we could properly solve it.

     I had the privilege to report back that the fix indeed works.

     Feels good! Open Source can be very nice

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     Natanael Copa (ncopa@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 29-Nov-2024 01:57:52 JST Natanael Copa

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     The not so good:

     We got a bug report that was something like: "why don't you backport security fixes for some of the packages in community?"

     us: "ok, which package is it?"

     them: "I won't tell you. Its your job to know and its your job to fix".

     And we had to deal with a violation of the Code of Conduct. Not fun at all.

     Would have been so much nicer if we could get help find a solution for the problem instead of demanding complaints.

     Don't be that person.

     Fortunately, most people are nice

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