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Did he give any context for why? ROI for him, or?

• sthuck 2y ago
  I'm purely guessing here, but also considering I read him and Linus both say "we have enough kernel developers", I think it's likely they don't want to encourage low quality contributions from new developers.
  • saagarjha 2y ago
    I wonder what a good way to help developers improve the quality of their contributions would be
  • mardifoufs 2y ago
    Wouldn't it be helpful then to put out more information on how to be a good contributor? I'm not sure how a technical book about the kernel would lead to worse contributions, you'd think a lack of readily available information and educational material would do that.
  • heavyset_go 2y ago
    Seems short-sighted. People retire, get new jobs, and move on from projects all the time.