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why not a public branch - where Users could suggest their hacks easily & often. A few volunteers would test the submitted code and apply it to the source and provide the link to download the last "Xoops Made by You".
As example, the proces could be not so different from some french projects developement that people use to manage news and sections which became modules of very good quality and very appreciated by almost all users.
I like people more than machines or money. But that's me!
Lets do something good and great: Lets do open source!