It's a little haphazard to say that Rust is a requirement for being a [kernel] dev, when it is, as of yet, not actually merged into the main kernel due to conce

It's a little haphazard to say that Rust is a requirement for being a [kernel] dev, when it is, as of yet, not actually merged into the main kernel due to conceptual flaws. Nor is it actually a major component in any kernel that makes up >1% market share AFAIK.