At the end of the day, the main core of Paint.NET is maintained by one main person: Rick Brewster. He maintains a blog about the future versions of Paint.NET, which can be found at http://blog.getpaint.net/.

If you are a developer and would like develop plugins or contribute to the development of Paint.NET, you can find developer-related information at http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/forum/17-plugin-developers-central/.

If you happen to stumble upon any bugs or issues, you can always send an e-mail to <[email protected]>.

Above all, the thing that will help the most is donating. Rick Brewster maintains the core of this software for free, as a service to the world. Now, because you don't have to spend $300 for a similar software, buy Rick a sandwich or something bigger if the spirit moves you. You can make your donations at http://www.getpaint.net/donate.html.