BrikoX@lemmy.zip to Opensource@programming.devEnglish · 1 day agoFrustrated users crowdfund a $2,000 fix for Lenovo Legion ‘speakers not working properly’ error — bug bounty posted, coder wins the cash by fixing complex audio annoyance in just a monthwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1200arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1199arrow-down1external-linkFrustrated users crowdfund a $2,000 fix for Lenovo Legion ‘speakers not working properly’ error — bug bounty posted, coder wins the cash by fixing complex audio annoyance in just a monthwww.tomshardware.comBrikoX@lemmy.zip to Opensource@programming.devEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarejqubed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·1 day agoI am most intrigued by this concept of frustrated users crowdfunding pledges for bug bounties that bother them
minus-squareKissaki@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 day agoNew hardware manufacturer quality metric: Number of frustrated user pledges per time since market introduction.
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·23 hours agoWould a lot of people wanting to use the hardware but the drivers sucking be indicative of a good company or a bad company?
minus-squareKissaki@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoAs a quality metric, “bad company”. If you can differentiate between hardware product and drivers, you can separate those metrics. But usually, and for most people, using the product also means using their drivers.
minus-squareTempy@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoA bad company. Because they should be delivering a holistic product. But their hardware side knows their shit at least.
I am most intrigued by this concept of frustrated users crowdfunding pledges for bug bounties that bother them
New hardware manufacturer quality metric: Number of frustrated user pledges per time since market introduction.
Would a lot of people wanting to use the hardware but the drivers sucking be indicative of a good company or a bad company?
As a quality metric, “bad company”. If you can differentiate between hardware product and drivers, you can separate those metrics. But usually, and for most people, using the product also means using their drivers.
A bad company. Because they should be delivering a holistic product. But their hardware side knows their shit at least.