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On Wed, Jun 21, 2023 at 11:51:19AM +1000, Finn Thain wrote:
> - The roles of maintainer and reviewer should be taught in universities at 
>   a post-graduate level to increase the talent pool.

Umm.  I can't say that I know anyone who studied computer science at a
post-graduate level and then became a Linux maintainer.  They probably
exist, but I'm not aware of them.  In contrast, I can name two people
who started a PhD in another subject and then got lured into Linux
development, abandoning their PhD.  I suspect most have a bachelors.
Some do not have a degree.

I don't think it's the role of a computer science department to do
this kind of teaching.  It feels more practical.  Now maybe it's part
of a software engineering curriculum, but then I don't think it's a
post-graduate topic.

It could also be something a professional society pushes.  The British
Computer Society were really into that kind of thing twenty-five years
ago when they were trying to persuade me to join.