(1) Do you maintain an Open Source project?
I did in the past.
(2) Do you contribute to Open Source?
I try to...
(3) How regularly do you contribute?
Ocasionally, mostly when I find a bug or I want a feature implemented.
(4) What do you do as a contributor or maintainer?
Find bugs most of the time. Some pull request here and there.
(5) What tools do you use the most?
Android Studio, git...
(6) What is the most important thing for you about contributing to Open Source?
Understanding about how software is made in different way by different people/teams. Learning by reading real code.
(7) What bothers/annoys you the most about contributing to Open Source?
Small projects are too small, very often abandoned. Big projects are too big and people gets too noisy in the issues section.
(8) What bothers/annoys you the most about maintaining an Open Source project?
Some people feel very entitled to demand things from you, even when you have done all the work for free and ask nothing in return. Good manners and patience often are enough reward.
Re: #8, I saw a very long argument on an issue a while ago that was at least halfway because of that. The main user that was responding was literally saying they were the maintainer's "customer", even though the project was completely free to use. 😒
(1) Do you maintain an Open Source project?
I did in the past.
(2) Do you contribute to Open Source?
I try to...
(3) How regularly do you contribute?
Ocasionally, mostly when I find a bug or I want a feature implemented.
(4) What do you do as a contributor or maintainer?
Find bugs most of the time. Some pull request here and there.
(5) What tools do you use the most?
Android Studio, git...
(6) What is the most important thing for you about contributing to Open Source?
Understanding about how software is made in different way by different people/teams. Learning by reading real code.
(7) What bothers/annoys you the most about contributing to Open Source?
Small projects are too small, very often abandoned. Big projects are too big and people gets too noisy in the issues section.
(8) What bothers/annoys you the most about maintaining an Open Source project?
Some people feel very entitled to demand things from you, even when you have done all the work for free and ask nothing in return. Good manners and patience often are enough reward.
Re: #8, I saw a very long argument on an issue a while ago that was at least halfway because of that. The main user that was responding was literally saying they were the maintainer's "customer", even though the project was completely free to use. 😒
The phrase "the costumer is always right" created an incentive for people to think they are always a costumer.