[salamander014]

From a quick skim of the PRs, it looks like OP was using CString everywhere, and messing with pointers in unsafe blocks, called from safe blocks of code.

Generally speaking, these 2 things alone are basic errors when coding proper Rust. There were also many minor issues with the PRs that it seems the maintainers attempted to work through with OP.

Unfortunately learning the basics of a language like Rust is hard. Learning how to write correct Rust is even harder (and sometimes impossible without the right background knowledge). Learning how a project expects PRs to be designed and formatted is less technical, but takes dedication and time.

These PRs are riddled with things that are just straight incorrect.

Also, generally you are right about beginners starting with easier projects like this, but as many others in these comments have stated, the general bar is not low. Projects decide how to manage PRs. Nobody is stopping you from creating a terminal emulator in Rust that caters to beginners in Open Source. My guess is that the project would not be as good as Alacritty.

Also, the maintainers of any open source project don't owe you or anyone (including contributors) anything.