To me "once it's launched" means it's a cathedral design where no one will see what's going on with the project until some future date. I'd prefer it if third-

To me "once it's launched" means it's a cathedral design where no one will see what's going on with the project until some future date. I'd prefer it if third-party contributions were allowed right away, and I'd be completely fine with only the core developers being paid. I think getting early feedback from users who care enough to contribute would be invaluable here.