Wait a minute. I'm not the guy who wants these changes. You and Donn are. *You two* are the ones who should be volunteering to help. Later in my email I said that if you and Donn implement these changes in a sane way, I'll help you and Donn in some limited ways.
Thanks, but I already volunteer a lot of my time to help Inkscape and other FLOSS projects, and you were the one suggesting (several paragraphs worth) of implementation ideas. I thought it was a good opportunity to invite you to contribute. I was not asking for your help, personally, but thanks anyway. :)
It's the policy of the Inkscape project to be encouraging and friendly to all new (and potential) contributors, whether it's code contributions, community building efforts, or any of the other areas the project requests help.
Glad you found the roadmap!
-C