[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 90028] Importer drops Lotus Word Pro document formatting

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90028

--- Comment #22 from Buovjaga <ilmari.lauhakangas at libreoffice.org> ---
Your support in the form of bug reports is appreciated, but when it comes to
implementing bug fixes it takes money. You have to inject funds into the
company ecosystem.

You might find some interesting bits in the "Ecosystem & Sustainability" topic
of these recent board minutes:
https://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/board-discuss/msg04524.html

(In reply to Todd from comment #21)
> (In reply to David Tardon from comment #20)
> > You seem to think that there's someone who's in a position to issue orders
> > to the contributors, like what to work (or do not work) on... I have to
> > disappoint you. That's not how Open Source development works. The
> > contributors are either volunteers, who work on what they want to; or
> > employees of companies offering LibreOffice support, who work on what they
> > are paid to. If there isn't anybody who wants to spend HIS time to fix
> > reported bugs in LWP import (or is paid to), it won't be done. It's as
> > simple as that. If you don't like waiting, then fix the bug yourself. Or
> > find/motivate someone to do it for you. (Or pay to one of the support
> > companies, after all.)
> 
> What you describe is total anarchy.  If that were the case, nothing would
> ever get accomplished.  You do have a controlling authority and Libre Office
> would fly apart.

It is not total anarchy as there is an engineering steering committee
constantly weighing various topics:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/ESC 

However, having this sort of an entity does not mean it has the power to make
developers fix specific bugs. The freedom for a developer to fix arbitrary bugs
has to be granted by their employer. It is true that many companies allocate a
certain amount of time for working on whatever the employee feels important.

> Stop adding new features until you fix the problem.  And by all means keep
> with the release schedule.  Just make every so many releases a bug only fix
> release.  Every four releases would be cool.  Get caught up with the bugs,
> then add cool new features.  And I will again feel like I have died and gone
> back to word processing heaven, like when Libre Office first started.

You are free to go and establish a company, win contracts and hire developers
to fix all the bugs your clients are willing to pay for.

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