I think the current trajectory of ClassicPress is a mediocre product for a tiny niche market. The problem is the lack of human resources to do more. In my opinion the primary reason you lack human resources to do more is because ClassicPress is not doing interesting work. If you want more developers to work for free on a product with a very small market share you need to be developing exciting, innovative new features. Frankly, removing a feature from a product although it requires great skill and expertise does not have the same level of satisfaction as that of creating something new and exciting. WordPress is a wonderful product – it is very capable and its core is very reliable but it is not perfection. There are many things that could have been done better and many features missing. Successful forks of a project usually takes the project in a new direction adding new exciting, innovative features. However, ClassicPress seems very reluctant to adding new features because of insufficient human resources. My point is to increase your human resources you need to be developing new exciting, innovative features.