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@tyil
> I wish mainstream "developers"

The scare quotes around "developers" makes it clear you have an axe to grind. So there's probably no convincing you of the many reasons web-based forges are useful.

But here's one. Web-based issue trackers are way more accessible, to most of the people you want to report issues. As you pointed out yourself in another recent post, making reporting issues really complicated can stop people from filing them.