LP is a joke amongst upstreams, its still not open source.
Edit: But I agree that it's pretty dumb that they haven't open-sourced it already.
The launchpad works with upstream means the upstream needs to use launchpad, which no sane upstream does.
Not everyone has the technical knowhow to: a) deduce why his system locks up upon sleep, b) find out who the hell is responsible for this component (kernel? drm? X?). Launchpad helps with that - I simply cannot see why this, as a concept, is disagreeable to upstream developers.
Since you are an upstream dev and your opinion carries weight, what is it that annoys you on Launchpad?
Edit 2: Also, what would you propose as an alternative?
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