FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: What happens if....

["Cuyler Jones" <cuyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Hi All,
> >
> > What happens if you see something wrong with someone else's project?
> >
> > For instance you notice that an Icons in the wrong place, or a button
> > isn't reacting as it did do on the orginal Be program... Do you fix
> > the
> > code and cvs commit it yourself, or do you email the changed file to
> > the
> > program author?
>
> I would just ask the original author (if he is still around), and offer
> him to fix it yourself.
>
> Adios...
>    Axel.

Exactly right.  It's considered very bad form (and rude) to take someone's
code and 'fix' it for them, when they are actively working on it.  A quick
(polite) email is all that's required.


Cuyler