There is a point where enough mismanagement makes relying on the said scientific codebase a liability rather than an advantage. You could even be a victim of "

There is a point where enough mismanagement makes relying on the said scientific codebase a liability rather than an advantage. You could even be a victim of "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish". My advice is to consider forking it, and poaching contributors, in the interests of common good.