> users of the software are encouraged to submit bugs and proposed improvements

`encouraged to submit bug reports and propose improvements`?

> allows anyone in the world to submit proposed improvements with or without the author's consent

`submit proposed improvements` feels redundant or "waffely" as one of my comm profs used to say. Maybe just `propose improvements`? Also, saying `with or without the author's consent` scares the hell out of me (*they can change things without my consent in my project???*) and I know exactly how the open source software system works nowadays. Maybe that should be changed or clarified?