Just because I’m not a skilled enough developer to code Linux from scratch doesn’t mean I can’t make a patch for it. Also doesn’t guarantee that I won’t genera

Just because I’m not a skilled enough developer to code Linux from scratch doesn’t mean I can’t make a patch for it. Also doesn’t guarantee that I won’t generate unintended consequences Point being - you don’t have to be capable of making the whole to make modifications. (But in any complex system, there are likely to be unintended consequences) A good example would be immune modulation for cancer therapy - ipilimumab and it’s ilk are miracle workers for many, however because of the complexity of the immune system in a proportion of patients there is a cascade of multi organ failure kicked off by the treatment