How might SDF's membership help out with ongoing maintenenace?

Hi all!

I'm relatively new to the SDF in any meaningful sense.

I think I'd signed up for a shell account a year ago or so but didn't use it much.

A few months back I started to readlize how much more the SDF has to offer - an incredible community blending technology, art, and social aspects.

I find this incredibly inspiring.

One thing I've noticed is a ton of reports coming in that this or that doesn't work, and some sour grapes from folks frustrated that they're not seeing the action they'd like on the part of the maintainers.

Which leaves me wondering, who are the maintainers, and might there be mechanisms so that SDF members can pitch in and help keep the software ecosystem we maintain for members more healthy?

I know there's a ton of up front effort required to, say, train up a new maintainer for any given complex piece of server side software, but many hands make light work, and perhaps there are things "around the edges" that could help and give newer folks an opportunity to earn trust and train to be the co-maintainers of the future?

Ideas are like elbows and I know everyone has one, I'm just wondering if I can help, and given the general tech level required to even participate in SDF, wondering if others might be able to help as well.

Thanks for listening! -Chris feoh@SDF and everywhere else :)