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Perhaps the ability to submit a patch in the required format is a fizzbuzz?

• smt88 6y ago
  > a fizzbuzz You mean a ceremonial hurdle that has absolutely no bearing on that person's worthiness to work on a particular project? Yes, it does sound like a fizzbuzz.
  • lokedhs 6y ago
    More like the absolute minimum one would expect any contributor to be able to produce. I'm not a fan of coding interviews, but being able to produce a functioning fizzbuzz should not be considered very difficult.
    • smt88 6y ago
      Something easy can suddenly be impossible when you're anxious or under pressure. If someone can't do fizzbuzz, they won't be able to do things that are actual signals of ability (like finish a side project or a take-home project).
• nickysielicki 6y ago
  Absolutely. Can you imagine the amount of completely useless and untested patches they would have to wade through if it was as simple as forking `torvalds/linux` on github and submitting a pull request? Maintainers would quickly learn to ignore patches from emails they don't recognize, and ultimately it would make it much harder for someone to break in. Sending the email to the correct list means directing it to the relevant subsystem maintainers. It's much more than just a patch submission method, it's a core part of their review process.