I’m sorry but I can’t keep getting back in my head to the discussion regarding things some instances or users would love to put money on.
We agreed our pipe was the only way to get things done. I really wonder if it is not the same case here.
So don’t get me wrong: I’m not saying I don’t want network or admin UX to happen. What I’m saying that I think it needs to be prioritized in the pipe.
Even if we don’t touch the UX part, there will be product, testing and code review to do.
So I don’t see the difference between a scenario where a new developer volunteer his time, or someone finding a new dev to work on something unprioritize by the community and paying for it… I feel like we end up with the same problems we want to avoid: maintenance, unfinished work, even slower pipe…more frustration.
I know it would feel good to say we start to work on those things. But it won’t mean we will finish it. Being able to finish things should be more important than to start them… And in order to finish work we need to set priorities or to set specific people on it.