I would just like to say that the Internet Archive is a pretty small bunch of people and they have a lot of never ending work to do on a somewhat tight budget.
I would assume it's mostly that. They seem very accepting and willing to do a lot of things.
That's why I'm a "donation subscriber". If you'd like to know more about it, please visit: http://archive.org/donate/ - a subscription helps extra much, because it's a constant flow of cash. But one-time donations are of course of help as well.
It wasn't the IA's fault. At the time, the IA was already working on an API to submit URLs and to rapidly cache items, so we just needed early access.
The GSoC student didn't follow up with the process of getting it adopted. I didn't either, which I regret. I left the WMF in early 2012 so I guess it was dropped on the floor for a while.
That said I have since found out that others have taken up the charge.
I would assume it's mostly that. They seem very accepting and willing to do a lot of things.
That's why I'm a "donation subscriber". If you'd like to know more about it, please visit: http://archive.org/donate/ - a subscription helps extra much, because it's a constant flow of cash. But one-time donations are of course of help as well.