Wow! Long overdue. I'm not capable enough to contribute technically to the open source projects which I use. This will be a great way for me to make my contribution.
Also, I do believe this is a plus for open source projects that often find it tough to stay afloat because of financial constraints.
While, to some extent, I agree that we should move back to RSS, shouldn't we think of RSS readers? While most of us in tech could figure it out, the mass of people find it tough to use an RSS Reader.
Maybe in the future, RSS readers could take another form altogether. But solutions out there aren't as easy to use.
Also, I do believe this is a plus for open source projects that often find it tough to stay afloat because of financial constraints.