Michał Górny (he/they) ∞🙀🚂🐧 on Nostr: I'm noticing a worrying trend in #FreeSoftware and #OpenSource: people are making a ...
I'm noticing a worrying trend in #FreeSoftware and #OpenSource: people are making a new release and then "disappearing" for two months.
I tend to test new package releases and report problems with 48 hours (usually fewer). I think it's quite irresponsible not to be around to reply to bugs just after a release, especially given that the release can turn out to be broken and may need a prompt fix or yanking.
#Gentoo
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