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Filing proper bug reports and troubleshooting the issue with a developer is tedious time consuming work. However, you can't expect much from free software if you're not willing to help out, and you certainly have no right to complain if you dont.

It can be really frustrating dealing with new Linux users fresh off the boat after fleeing Windows subjugation. The concept is so foreign to most Windows users that it is really hard to alter the "not my problem" mindset of those from the commercial OS worlds.

As the old saying goes, "You don't get nothing for nothing". If you expect to use free software you also have a responsibility to help improve it by filing bug reports. Don't bother complaining about bugs if you're not prepared to help resolve them.

To most seasoned Linux users filing bug reports is simply second nature. Windows users, not so much.

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