Looking at commits to the code base alone is a risky way to judge engagement. It would be like saying you cannot use AWS unless you contribute to the code. We saw the same false logic in the OpenStack community that drive a lot of marginal activity into the code base instead of demanding operability.

We really want these projects to have vibrant ecosystems. Canonical (and others) is contributing to that and helping users build solutions based on the existing code base. Adding features is great. Adding users is equally important.