I have never successfully created a new bug in gnome, despite numerous efforts. Its always either a duplicate, or a report in the wrong place (as in, I think its Gimp, but it turns out to be GTK File Dialog, and then , when I report it there, its actually a duplicate).

I think most people would give heaps more feedback , if it was made easier. Just as a personal exercise, pretend not to be a gnome developer. Pretend to a computer science student who uses gnome. Now, imagine that gedit won’t open a file, or that it crashes when you do X,Y,Z. Now attempt to report this bug, see how long it takes you, and how much work you didn’t think was necessary. When you’re asked to provide files you don’t know how to create, and give answers to questions you don’t understand, the X button looks more and more attractive. It’s just far more difficult than it should be in my opinion.

Don’t get me wrong, I will still try to report every problem I find, but it is my opinion that bugzilla is a serious barrier to entry for feedback on the gnome project. Maybe its possible to address that, and then look for more volunteers.

I’m simply filing bugs as I see them…