I know it's a radical concept, but has anyone considered tracking down a SunOS/IRIX/BSD or even Linux kernel scheduling engineer to discuss the Python design?

I know it's a radical concept, but has anyone considered tracking down a SunOS/IRIX/BSD or even Linux kernel scheduling engineer to discuss the Python design? Watching people ignore 30+ years of experience balancing I/O and CPU bound tasks and understanding kernel/userspace interaction just makes me sad.