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If your open source project makes me jump through hoops to report a bug, I will just conclude you don't care about bugs.
That includes requiring me to create an account. Big projects like the Linux kernel manage just fine with a simple mailing list, there's no reason your small project needs a big corporate solution with accounts and data leaks. Leave that to big corporate projects like Mozilla, who really don't care about bugs.
@leeloo I'm sorry but I think this is mean and disrespectful regarding hundred of projects who deal with bug trackers tools.
BTW mailing list requires account with registration process and so on.
@fosdembsd
The most I've encountered is requiring subscribing to the mailing list and unsubscribing afterwards. I've never seen any that required creating an account with a password, phone number, two factor authentication and a terms of service that you need to hire a lawyer to understand.
@leeloo you should try github 
@fosdembsd
Have you ever seen an open source project? Which type of accounts do you think my rant is 95% aimed at?
@leeloo But you can't just assume a complex process means peoples don't care.
@fosdembsd
True, there can be many reasons to make reporting bugs more trouble than it's worth - they could be actively hostile to getting bug reports or merely idiots.