If you’re in front of keyboard, and someone is saying what to type. Does this makes you an author of this code? Definitely no.
If you’re in front of keyboard, someone is saying what to type and you creatively rework what you hear. Does this makes you an author of this code? Like, you know, ChatGPT can make an existing code better, but this doesn’t mean ChatGPT wrote it. So mostly no
See, the programming job is not about typing characters to the code editor. It’s even not about choosing between different idioms or applying common algorithms or patterns. It’s about solving problems. That’s where like 90% of efforts going
You might say OP is not a true OSS developer because of solving own problems. But most OSS contributors are solving their problems, what a surprise. This is why OSS still exists.
You might say OP is a glory hunter. But in fact, he spent few days solving the problem and then the authorship was just stolen by rewriting the solution. It’s normal to demand a proper authorship of the work you’ve done
It doesn't matter how much time was spent. Maybe maintainer could have solved it in hours/minutes if a bug report was filed. What ultimately remains is that the maintainer is responsible for the code, which often times is a much larger burden than submitting a fix.
Take what credit you received, appreciate the learning experience and move on.
If you’re in front of keyboard, and someone is saying what to type. Does this makes you an author of this code? Definitely no.
If you’re in front of keyboard, someone is saying what to type and you creatively rework what you hear. Does this makes you an author of this code? Like, you know, ChatGPT can make an existing code better, but this doesn’t mean ChatGPT wrote it. So mostly no
See, the programming job is not about typing characters to the code editor. It’s even not about choosing between different idioms or applying common algorithms or patterns. It’s about solving problems. That’s where like 90% of efforts going
You might say OP is not a true OSS developer because of solving own problems. But most OSS contributors are solving their problems, what a surprise. This is why OSS still exists.
You might say OP is a glory hunter. But in fact, he spent few days solving the problem and then the authorship was just stolen by rewriting the solution. It’s normal to demand a proper authorship of the work you’ve done