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Re:Vouch by Fnoord on Monday February 09, 2026 @03:22AM (#46942914)
Students don't have a lot of money to burn here. They're borrowing money to study. You'll miss out on them. However, you're unlikely to notice. I mean, there is no control group in such experiment.
Re:Vouch by account42 on Monday February 09, 2026 @08:46AM (#46945140)
I think the open source ecosystem would definitely notice long-term. Most people who become regular contributors start out in university or earlier - that's wen you have the most time to spend on hobbies like oss.