On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 3:56 AM, Reindl Harald <h.reindl@thelounge.net> wrote:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=270414
 

>
> why in the world does nobody care about bugs like
> basic-operations (and rename a file is really one
> since many years) for half a year?
I see lots of comments, so many people care. However there are a lot of
negative comments, so working on such a bug is pretty disheartening for a developer.

When I read stuff that is nasty, mean or abusive, I often find something else to do. Remember that this is a hobby for almost all developers.

Another way to look at this is "why haven't you fixed it in the last six months". If you don't know how, why haven't you learned?

I read the bug report:  270414 <sigh>

Bottom line, I really wish people would stop with the martyr routine.  It just comes across as a defensive deflection.  If you're developing software part of the responsibility is to be responsive to bug reports.  Saying a contribution is "just a hobby, subject to emotional whims" actually isn't doing the project any favors.  If anything, it would cause people to not want to use it.  Who wants to use something that is being maintained (or not) depending on what side of the bed someone woke up on?  

Sure, people can get exasperated and say some snippy things... but that doesn't alter the fact there is an issue that needs to be resolved.  Get over it.