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Barry McGee

Software Engineer

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@youyuxi @donavon @pomber @github Is this directed at me? I work full-time for Canonical - everything we do is open source. You’re also conflating two things - raising a bug is not mandating a maintainer work on it. That bug report also cost the reporter & has value to the maintainer(s), value is not a one way.

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@youyuxi @donavon @pomber @github Those two positions are in no way mutually exclusive so, no that logic does not follow. A person can afford many paid software products while not having enough *disposable* income to contribute financially to every piece of software he/she touches.

@bebraw @youyuxi @donavon @pomber @github My point was the person raising the bug is already paying with their time and that bug report has value to the maintainer. The original idea discussed might have validity in relation to new feature requests though.

@wesbos I'd forgotten how bad the default camera on a MBP until I saw it side-by-side with my Logitech webcam 😱

RT @ChrisHazzardSF: Shameful to see that Ireland has one of the lowest ecological integrity ratings in Europe As we push to reunify our co…

RT @chris_herd: Future generations won't believe we commuted 2 hours a day, to work 9-5 in a fixed location, on tech designed to be used an…

@DecLawn Or as any Ulster mother would put it “Well, ye had to get it, didn’t ye?”

@steph_happens Just that you have a willingness to learn and an expectation of constructive feedback. Think of it as you giving a senior an opportunity to improve their mentoring/teaching. No time pairing is ever wasted - get involved!