Compiling without assistance from bug wranglers, doc writers and designers is like trying to do a DnD campaign called "woops all rouges"
The impact of Nathan Lee, Suv and now Krlr on inkscape's development has been monumental. None are developers, all kept the issues tracker producing actionable and detailed reports. But all were volunteers.
The ecological failure in foss can be solved, but not with dichotomised economics. Who pays matters. Who says matters.