Gerald B. Cox wrote:
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.
I agree. I really think reverting a bug fix (that does not cause regressions
that are worse than the original bug, of course) is NEVER acceptable
behavior, no matter what the (non-technical) reason. Unfortunately, Aaron
Seigo is so powerful in the KDE project that he can get away with almost
anything.
Kevin Kofler