Sure, FWIW i wasn't trying to make an argument about keeping fulltime devs away. Trying to keep the codebase hackable for non-fulltime devs will also help fullt

Sure, FWIW i wasn't trying to make an argument about keeping fulltime devs away. Trying to keep the codebase hackable for non-fulltime devs will also help fulltime devs too and even attract non-fulltime but otherwise dedicated (in their free time) devs. It is a good thing for everyone involved (assuming of course that the project does want others to be involved - there are projects that only release code but development happens behind closed doors). Of course projects generally do not go with a goal of making it hard to have people contribute, it happens organically as the project grows. But i think after a project has realized they are in such a situation, they should make the necessary changes and improvements to get out of that situation.