I actually wanted to report a bug. But unfortunately I realized quite late that GitLab is used for this and that I would have to provide a phone number. I'm definitely not going to do that. I'm not just going to give out my number so that people can do business with it. Whether they admit it or not, I certainly don't trust such schemes.
I can understand the frustration very well. I once created an account on GitLab that also works on GitHub, with a working email, but no phone number was required, which would have been a no-go for me. But the whole signup process is so time consuming that it's not very encouraging to write a bug report quickly. I know the developers are counting on users to help - but this is a case of technical bureaucracy versus the ability to suffer. 😶
I don't really care whether the developers get their bug reports. But if they put such obstacles in the way, it's their own fault. For me, it was the case that I immediately received a spam mail from a company in another country. They could only have obtained my address by buying my email address. So my trust in this GitLab is destroyed. It was not a simple error in the program, but a repeatable crash.
this is a case of technical bureaucracy versus the ability to suffer
No. The process is necessary to ensure valid reports in a pipelined process.
Developers are volunteers creating and maintaining Inkscape's features. They don't want to waste time on bogus reports, they want to make Inkscape better. We as users don't want them losing time and effort on bogus reports, either.
NOBODY likes signing up for another new account on anything. But, Inkscape is a community project, and only with community members helping support the software they use, can it continue to improve.
Regarding the phone number issue... it is not needed. Looks like I'll need to make a video of the entire signup process. 🙄
PS regarding the email the OP received... spam happens. From anywhere. Unlikely that GitLab is selling you out. Using a new email account, I registered a new GitLab account (for the screenshots) on 3/15/24. not a single spam email from anywhere as of today (3/23/24).
Community Café Bug report. Not for me...
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I actually wanted to report a bug. But unfortunately I realized quite late that GitLab is used for this and that I would have to provide a phone number. I'm definitely not going to do that. I'm not just going to give out my number so that people can do business with it. Whether they admit it or not, I certainly don't trust such schemes.
Have a second look here please: https://inkscape.org/forums/beyond/signing-up-for-a-gitlab-account-to-report-bugs/
Thank you very much. Maybe I'll try again.
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I am sorry. I keep coming back to the form where I'm supposed to enter my phone number. I can't find the forms shown in your link.
I can understand the frustration very well. I once created an account on GitLab that also works on GitHub, with a working email, but no phone number was required, which would have been a no-go for me. But the whole signup process is so time consuming that it's not very encouraging to write a bug report quickly. I know the developers are counting on users to help - but this is a case of technical bureaucracy versus the ability to suffer. 😶
I don't really care whether the developers get their bug reports. But if they put such obstacles in the way, it's their own fault.
For me, it was the case that I immediately received a spam mail from a company in another country.
They could only have obtained my address by buying my email address.
So my trust in this GitLab is destroyed. It was not a simple error in the program, but a repeatable crash.
Understood.
No. The process is necessary to ensure valid reports in a pipelined process.
Developers are volunteers creating and maintaining Inkscape's features. They don't want to waste time on bogus reports, they want to make Inkscape better. We as users don't want them losing time and effort on bogus reports, either.
NOBODY likes signing up for another new account on anything. But, Inkscape is a community project, and only with community members helping support the software they use, can it continue to improve.
Regarding the phone number issue... it is not needed. Looks like I'll need to make a video of the entire signup process. 🙄
PS regarding the email the OP received... spam happens. From anywhere. Unlikely that GitLab is selling you out. Using a new email account, I registered a new GitLab account (for the screenshots) on 3/15/24. not a single spam email from anywhere as of today (3/23/24).