I agree a bit with both Kunal and Asaf here,
I do not think our goal is to get it done **by paid WMF staff**, but it is
also true that today that is the only viable alternative to get major
technical work done. I do not think it is entirely fair to state that
"status quo can be changed by just
Its one thing allowing access and supporting volunteers, its another to be
abrogating it's responsibility to ensure the stable running of the projecst
for which its collecting millions of dollars in donations every year.
WMF key purpose is to provide the infrastructure need for every project to
I see part of the problem is that the contributors experiencing the biggest
impact arent the same contributors that have the technical skill sets to
appropriately explain and understand the issues. Adding the the need to be
able to make comparisons between other areas of need just makes its even
