On Wed, 02 Oct 2019 21:47:42 -0400, Ruben Safir said:

> I've heard this for years and when I went back for my PhD and Masters
> degree in comp sci, I found out, low and behold, this is just not true.

The question was specific to *kernel* development.

Look around.  Does Linus have a PhD?  How many people at the last Kernel Plumber's
or Kernel Summit have PhDs?

I'm willing to bet that there's very few PhD's in CS listed in MAINTAINERS.  And
those that are, are probably coincidental...

> If you hope to do anything that is not elementry, you need serious math
> for the algorithms, not to mention to complete the jobs being done.
>
> Knowing math is the real key to unlocking to potential of the power of
> computational mathmatics.

If you're doing that sort of mathematics *inside the kernel*, there's probably something
wrong with your overall design.

Just sayin'.