Texrat ,

( I'm not a programmer, not even small scale.)

Agreed, it's a start.

But very little is said
about encouraging programmers to make easily supportable code ,
( which also makes coding easier as the project grows,)
or about easing the unexpected hardships of a growing project ,
( so it doesn't slow down to a stop ) .

( maemo.org wants a growing programming community, right ? )

So , for this and other reasons,

your post #1 still wants brainstorming.
Which is usually easier in smaller groups.

Perhaps, for a start, find a way of encouraging the "crazier" members to a mind-jam-session with "-rw-r--r-" permission.

( Let this forum continue to be and become better than the Linux world in general, which tends to leave beginners on their own until they are far enough to know what to ask.)