Motivation and visibility is the problem, not ability. People only have so much time and even insignificant barriers reduce participation. The Emacs example i

Motivation and visibility is the problem, not ability. People only have so much time and even insignificant barriers reduce participation. The Emacs example is a bit more involved but still demonstrates this. There's nothing particularly difficult about submitting patches by email but the thought of doing so does put people off. The same goes for the copyright assignment, not difficult at all but reduces participation.