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Re: Reporting bugs: there is nothing to gain in frustrating reporters
Richard Guenther wrote:
> May I turn this into a suggestion: don't be scared away by negative
> comments of one of the bugmasters, instead continue working on a
> patch; you are definitely encouraged to do so! And if not the
> bugmasters, other people affected by the bug will be grateful!
It's isn't so much a matter of being "scared away" as it is of deciding
where to allocate one's "free" resources.
I prefer to apply my energies to situations where there is a good chance
of success; a negative comment by a bugmaster makes it less likely that
my efforts on that bug will bear fruit. It's a cost-benefit analysis for me.
As for people being grateful -- well, that's why I'm here. Despite
certain people here who have low opinions of my abilities, there are
some folk who appreciate my work.
..Scott