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Q&A Is it wrong to demand features in open-source projects?

I have been using open-source software, and the open-source Community is great at maintaining such projects. But I have observed something in smaller open-source projects. Whenever I demand some f...

3 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by theabbie‭  ·  edited 1y ago by tripleee‭

Question open-source ethics
#2: Post edited by user avatar tripleee‭ · 2023-08-31T20:40:49Z (over 1 year ago)
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Is it wrong to demand features in open-source projects?
  • I have been using open-source software, and, the open-source Community is great at maintaining such projects. But, I have observed something in smaller open-source projects.
  • Whenever I demand some feature or complain about some vulnerability, small or big, there is always someone who says "Instead of reporting/demanding this, why not just create a PR with the demands fulfilled".
  • So, is it wrong to demand changes in open-source projects? Can't the users demand changes and the maintainers/contributors work on it?
  • I have been using open-source software, and the open-source Community is great at maintaining such projects. But I have observed something in smaller open-source projects.
  • Whenever I demand some feature or complain about some vulnerability, small or big, there is always someone who says "Instead of reporting/demanding this, why not just create a PR with the demands fulfilled".
  • So, is it wrong to demand changes in open-source projects? Can't the users demand changes and the maintainers/contributors work on it?
#1: Initial revision by user avatar theabbie‭ · 2021-02-08T03:14:22Z (almost 4 years ago)
Is it wrong to demand features in open-source projects?
I have been using open-source software, and, the open-source Community is great at maintaining such projects. But, I have observed something in smaller open-source projects.

Whenever I demand some feature or complain about some vulnerability, small or big, there is always someone who says "Instead of reporting/demanding this, why not just create a PR with the demands fulfilled".

So, is it wrong to demand changes in open-source projects? Can't the users demand changes and the maintainers/contributors work on it?