I doubt he thought he'd get any help for free, given I don't think you can run this code there isn't a meaningful way to contribute.

It's just about transparency or PR, take your pick.

"given I don't think you can run this code there isn't a meaningful way to contribute."

Hm, there is lots of code released, I would think that some of it, can be run and might be forked and useful in other context, but mainly it is a PR move, sure.

He literally tweeted:

"No doubt, many embarrassing issues will be discovered, but we will fix them fast!"

People noticing stuff is free work but it’s still different than getting PRs and actual solutions like a real OSS project. And that’s fine, people are doing it because they care or like the attention or outrage and all the other personal/social motivations.