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Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution by caconym_ on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @01:13PM (#37677822)
> the "everyone can be a valued contributor" crowd

Of course! Who will keep the hordes of dimwits and dilettantes and LinkedIn jockeys at bay, if not those whose merit has already been proven?

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Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution by fsdjkflsjfsoij on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @01:21PM (#37677944)
> Who will keep the hordes of dimwits and dilettantes and LinkedIn jockeys at bay

This is unironically a very serious problem and why most of the best open source projects are basically corporate FAANG projects that are really only open source for optics.

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Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution by caconym_ on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @01:22PM (#37677966)
On its face, you won't catch me arguing with that. It's a hard problem, for sure.
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