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 Questions related to Orthanc and DICOM

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+Why your contribution may not be accepted ?
+===========================================
+
+Nowadays, with a little help from a LLM, anyone is able to contribute to open-source.  
+Therefore, maintainers receive a lot of contributions from users who want a specific feature to be implemented.  
+
+LLMs are able to write the code, document the feature, and even add some tests so why would 
+the maintainer not accept the contributions ?  After all, accepting the contribution would only require 5 minutes of the maintainer's time right ?
+
+Not quite.
+
+1. A new feature extends the scope of the software and therefore increases the maintenance workload; 
+   not only when the feature is added but possibly for the next 20 or 30 years so the maintainer 
+   usually wants to make sure the feature is really useful to a majority of users; not just to a single user.
+2. Even when a contribution seems to do the job, that does not make it the ideal implementation.  
+   The maintainer needs to deeply understand each part of the contribution to make sure it does not break 
+   another feature or make the code harder to maintain in the future.  
+   Reviewing code, especially code that looks correct, often takes more time than writing it.  This can easily require hours of work.
+3. Orthanc is maintained by Sébastien Jodogne, who is already very busy with his main job as a university professor 
+   and by `Orthanc Team <https://orthanc.team/>`__ that is a very small company with only 2 people who have decided to 
+   share their work; which does not mean they work for free.
+
+So, don't be surprised if we don't accept your contribution or if we ask you to fund its integration e.g. by `purchasing a support contract <https://orthanc.team/>`__.  
+What you see as 5 minutes of work is very likely a few hours work now, and dozens of hours over the long term.
+
+If you would like a feature to be integrated, the best approach is to start a thread in the `user's forum <https://discourse.orthanc-server.org/>`__ first 
+and discuss it with us before writing any code. Alternatively, consider `funding the development <https://opencollective.com/orthanc>`__: this is what keeps Orthanc alive.
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