“I don’t know how this works. I guess I’ll have to be the one to explain it.”
Nope, it should read: “I don’t understand how it works. It probably means I should (make the effort to) learn how to use it, and then I may want to share what I learned to make it easier to others.” And then, yeah, you’re right:
Do it as an end user? Be part of the solution?
Documentation is one of the many ways to contribute that don’t involve coding.
“I don’t know how this works. I guess I’ll have to be the one to explain it.”
Nope, it should read: “I don’t understand how it works. It probably means I should (make the effort to) learn how to use it, and then I may want to share what I learned to make it easier to others.” And then, yeah, you’re right: