If someone makes repeated bad code contributions aren&#x27;t they then actually <i>hurting</i> Linux rather than helping it by tying up a talented dev from being able to do actual useful work.<p>Everyone has this idea that all patches are beautiful snowflakes and everyone&#x27;s effort is just as good as everyone else&#x27;s and such.  But there&#x27;s no reason to suspect that there aren&#x27;t some un-talented people that want to work on the kernel and that they could waste a bunch of time by demanding that everyone explain why they&#x27;re wrong, politely, and at length.<p>Sometimes for volunteer projects to succeed, not everyone gets to participate.  I think it&#x27;s interesting that people who say &quot;lived experience is the ultimate truth, full stop&quot; then armchair quarterback another person&#x27;s lived experience, without having lived it.