> I consider the endless ranting by entitled FOSS users an obnoxious trend.
There is a massive difference between voicing your opinion about something in a public discussion forum and hounding the developers of a project because they don't fix bugs or implement new features on your say-so. One of those is making conversation, the other is entitlement.
> Maybe you took my question the wrong way, but (maybe just as much misguided) I took the "opinion"/"discussion" not as opinion, but for the lack of any helpful suggestion as merely a rant.
Sometimes, you can recognize that something is bad without knowing the best way to fix it.
> I was raised not to needlessly complain about free things, without considering to take things into my own hands.
Okay, so that was how you were raised and how you operate. I don't see the reply as needless complaining. It is a critique of some specific issues. It was constructive criticism, because it presented a specific set of things that could be improved upon. I happen to agree with those criticisms, even though I generally think Syncthing is a great piece of software.
> And even if you don't know how to code, suggestions and discussions are better had in an issue tracker, right? Otherwise, what's the point?
What's the point that any of us are here talking about anything?
> If one is not a user, and considers something else to be better, why voice such a strong opinion?
Because people make conversation and have opinions. Are you familiar with socializing? It's okay to not like something. It's okay to not like _parts_ of something.
There is a massive difference between voicing your opinion about something in a public discussion forum and hounding the developers of a project because they don't fix bugs or implement new features on your say-so. One of those is making conversation, the other is entitlement.
> Maybe you took my question the wrong way, but (maybe just as much misguided) I took the "opinion"/"discussion" not as opinion, but for the lack of any helpful suggestion as merely a rant.
Sometimes, you can recognize that something is bad without knowing the best way to fix it.
> I was raised not to needlessly complain about free things, without considering to take things into my own hands.
Okay, so that was how you were raised and how you operate. I don't see the reply as needless complaining. It is a critique of some specific issues. It was constructive criticism, because it presented a specific set of things that could be improved upon. I happen to agree with those criticisms, even though I generally think Syncthing is a great piece of software.
> And even if you don't know how to code, suggestions and discussions are better had in an issue tracker, right? Otherwise, what's the point?
What's the point that any of us are here talking about anything?
> If one is not a user, and considers something else to be better, why voice such a strong opinion?
Because people make conversation and have opinions. Are you familiar with socializing? It's okay to not like something. It's okay to not like _parts_ of something.