Why users cannot create Issues directly
a year ago
- #Open Source
- #Contributing
- #GitHub
- Users cannot create Issues directly in the repository; they must start with a Discussion.
- Ghostty uses GitHub Discussions for discussions and feature requests, not the issue tracker.
- Discussions are converted to Issues by maintainers when they identify actionable items.
- This approach helps maintainers and contributors focus on ready-to-work issues.
- Most user-reported 'bugs' are misunderstandings, environmental issues, or configuration errors.
- Feature requests often lack detail and need maintainer guidance.
- Valid problems identified in Discussions are converted to Issues by maintainers.
- For more details, refer to CONTRIBUTING.md.