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aidenn0

I'll tell you how I've gotten involved in every project I contribute to.

Step 1: Use the software

Step 2: Swear at the top of your lungs when you encounter a bug

Step 3: Download latest version from source control in hopes that it's fixed

Step 4: Discover it's not fixed, fix it and submit a patch.

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Step 5: Take a break, maybe look into anger management...

I think it's pretty ordinary to be angry when something you use regularly breaks; is there anything particularly unhealthy about expressing your anger by yelling at an inanimate object? If so then I may need to change some habits.

I personally get more angry with bad design annoyances that will probably never change. Like the way YouTube videos stall and reload when you click back in the video or not begin able to filter out certain news items on Google News etc.

PS. I was kind of teasing. Don't take me to seriously ;-).

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