As the supposed #2 contributor to the project (with 3 commits), I'd say it's far more likely that the README is simply the most visible piece of the project (or

As the supposed #2 contributor to the project (with 3 commits), I'd say it's far more likely that the README is simply the most visible piece of the project (or was, before the website was released today) and people contribute back typo fixes as they encounter errors.