Have you ever modified the source code of an open source application?
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View Poll Results: Have you ever modified the source code of an open source application?
Despite only knowing the very basics of C and that for 16 pin PIC µControllers, I corrected someone's syntax error on the patch he sent me for an AMD graphics driver. I got abuse for my trouble, but the correction stayed in place.
I once customized an open source app called "rockbox". I offered to share the code with their development team. But they were not happy that I a non-team member had done such a thing. So my customization had an audience of me.
For some years I used freebsd until linux driver development eventually supported hardware I had. During those times I often had to fix freebsd drivers myself. Also for an audience of me.
I customized the OSM suite because it was too slow and I got 50% better.
I'm curious about OSM,
I got about 4 different results
1/ Open Service Mesh
2/ HPE Open System Management
3/ Oracle Order and Service Management
4/ Fortra Operations, Systems, and Security Management
I wound up modifying some aspects of a Python-based forum system that I was using, in order to provide "permissions handling" which ... well ... actually worked properly. (And, which provided the "granularity" that I needed.) The existing software had very-cumbersome (and, incorrect ...) checks in two different places within the system, and neither one worked. I created a much-cleaner approach that did work. (And that had the checks in only one place.) I then installed it in my running system, and contributed the changes to the developer of the software. I actually haven't looked lately to see if he included it.
Last edited by sundialsvcs; 03-09-2024 at 07:43 PM.
I then installed it in my running system, and contributed the changes to the developer of the software. I actually haven't looked lately to see if he included it.
I would be interested in knowing if the changes were accepted or not.
I say that because I contributed some changes to a dev once to update his program. It wouldn't compile was the problem. He ended up not accepting them. I just got thanked and then the changes were ignored. Granted, the program was being distributed for historical purposes, but still...
I've changed a line or two in the source code of flashcard app Anki for personal use. I needed it to run without a class from a newer Python version if I recall.
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