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AlienRobottoday at 2:45 PM1 replyview on HN

One problem I notice with FLOSS is this.

If you have an issue with an open source software, you need to register on a website that is made for developers, that will try to sell you a git hosting service, write a bug following a technical format, and you are expected to given information in a reproducible way.

If you have an issue with a closed source freeware, you just use a contact form on their website or leave a comment on their blog or whatever.

The amount of friction to report a bug that FLOSS puts on users is absolutely insane. It's almost like it's trying to deny anyone who isn't a technical person from reporting problems they are having.


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nvme0n1p1today at 2:54 PM

GitHub is meant for developers. Plenty of OSS has forums or Zulip/Discord chats for ordinary users to get support in a more casual way. Sometimes not, but there's just as much closed source software with poor support too.