So well-written Jeffr0. I've only recently been testing the waters of Trac and you've very accurately detailed my own first impressions and insecurities.

I have never met a WordPress developer who did not want to contribute; it always comes down to either lack of time or not knowing how.

The latter is something that can be fixed, however, and it's great to see so many pros like Helen and Nacin making this a priority!