Dear all, I am writing to share my experiences and concerns regarding my contributions to IoTDB. I appreciate your time in reading this and hope that my feedback will be taken constructively.
Here is my experience when submitting pr to apache IoTDB: On 2023/09/13, I used iotdb at work and found a little problem with group by year, so I submitted issues https://github.com/apache/iotdb/issues/11133 On 2023/09/18, After this I submitted a useless PR https://github.com/apache/iotdb/pull/11171 without reading the source code or testing it myself, it was really the first time I submitted a PR for an open source component, but fortunately @HTHou viewed the PR and still replied to me, so I decided to read the source code and fix the issues. I realized that iotdb currently does not support the "1mo1d" scenario based on group by nature month. So I decided to try to finish this part as well. On 2023/10/11, After reading the source code, I found new bugs https://github.com/apache/iotdb/issues/11286, I was motivated to fix them and work on them over and over again, trying to do my best to make it better, and then I submitted a new PR https://github.com/apache/iotdb/pull/11290, expecting anyone to give better suggestions. However, I found that IoTDB doesn't seem to welcome PRs from the outside, because I have been paying attention to this matter in the past few days, and for internal PRs, It's always handled in a timely manner, while for PRs from the outside, it seems to be another kind of attitude. After I asked to the relevant people in the community WeChat group, someone did review it on the same day, but after I replied to them one by one, there was no more responses. It's now October 31st, 2023, and another two weeks have passed. This discrepancy in response time and engagement deeply concerns me. I fail to understand why there is such a distinction between internal and external contributions. I believe that this disparity could have a detrimental impact on the promotion and adoption of IoTDB. People who face similar experiences might have a hard time recommending IoTDB to his friends. I kindly request that you address this issue and ensure that external contributors receive fair and timely feedback. A more inclusive and responsive approach will not only enhance the reputation of IoTDB but also encourage more active participation from the open-source community. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your response and hope for a positive resolution. Best regards
