Resources are limited and we can barely keep up with all the core plugin work that needs to be done, so we have to have a process with dealing with desired features that community members send out as PRs.
Firstly I want to acknowledge that external contributions are valued highly by the team, but they need to fulfill Cordova's goals and not be a maintenance burden on the project. GOAL: Core plugins should conform to standards whenever possible, and we should not add new features nor expand existing features without a consensus on dev@ ROADMAP: I will be putting out another thread where I will propose a concrete roadmap for the existing core plugins -- listing those that will make the maintenance cut, and/or listing those that are scheduled for sunset. So put your two cents there.
