This is just not true at all. Everyone can join the Clojurians slack, it is a very welcoming place, also to newcomers, in my experience. Everyone can create i

This is just not true at all. Everyone can join the Clojurians slack, it is a very welcoming place, also to newcomers, in my experience. Everyone can create issues and patches, getting them accepted may take a long time, but the core team does a great job of maintaining high quality and not breaking things.