[JohnFen]

I agree that going to the team is a great idea, but this

> Even if you find someone to do the work that pull request would still need to be accepted

is not technically necessary. People can certainly make changes and bespoke builds with those changes without ever offering them for inclusion in the main project.

[aaronrobinson]

You’re technically correct but the OP isn’t technical enough and so I don’t think I’d recommend maintaining a fork as the project rumbles on. Better to get them to incorporate his changes.